The Flowers of War
(2011)
★ 7.4 IMDb · 927 votes
Year: 2011
Runtime: 146 мин
Country: China, Hong Kong
Director: Чжан Имоу
Cast: Кристиан Бейл, 倪妮, 张歆怡, 黄天元, 韩熙庭, 张逗逗, Тун Да Вэй, 曹可凡, 渡部篤郎, 袁杨纯子
Plot
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John (Christian Bale) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he finds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor.