The Flowers of War

Nanking, winter 1937, gunfire echoing through streets. A church sanctuary, a group of women, a Westerner posing as a priest. Zhang Yimou's period drama is a tense exercise in survival.

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The Flowers of War was released in 2011 (ZH original-language production), with a runtime of 146 minutes.