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Rating: 7.5 stars

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All movies seen on 01/25/2012

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The Flowers of War (2011)

Directed by Zhang Yimou

History | Drama | War

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 146 minutes

Actors

Christian Bale | Ni Ni | Tong Dawei | Zhang Xin Yi | Shigeo Kobayashi | Atsuro Watabe | Shawn Dou | Paul Schneider | Cao Kefan | Huang Tianyuan | Han Xiting | Zhang Doudou | Yuan Yangchunzi | Takashi Yamanaka | Huang Haibo | Xiaomei Su | 松田笃儿 | 孙佳 | Li Yuemin | Qi Dao

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Viewing Notes

Second of my double feature at CineArts after a long office day but I couldn’t resist. Was really looking forward to seeing the latest film by Yimou Zhang and it delivers. Often brutal as war is. Bale is great but all the women are terrific.

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