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The Flowers of War  is a 2011 Chinese/American historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan. The film is based on a novella by Geling Yan, 13 Flowers of Nanjing, inspired by the diary of Minnie Vautrin.BBC News 24 January 2012 "The story behind Chinese war epic The Flowers of War" The story is set in Nanking, China, during the 1937 Rape of Nanking in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the plight and persecution brought on by the violent invasion of the city.It was selected as the Chinese entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. It also received a nomination for the 69th Golden Globe Awards. The 6th Asian Film Awards presented The Flowers of War with several individual nominations, including Best Film.The film's North American distribution rights were acquired by Wrekin Hill Entertainment, in association with Row 1 Productions, leading to an Oscar-qualifying limited release in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco in late December 2011, with general release in January 2012.

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Description	The Flowers of War is a 2011 Chinese/American historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan. The film is based on a novella by Geling Yan, 13 Flowers of Nanjing, inspired by the diary of Minnie Vautrin.BBC News 24 January 2012 "The story behind Chinese war epic The Flowers of War" The story is set in Nanking, China, during the 1937 Rape of Nanking in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the plight and persecution brought on by the violent invasion of the city.It was selected as the Chinese entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. It also received a nomination for the 69th Golden Globe Awards. The 6th Asian Film Awards presented The Flowers of War with several individual nominations, including Best Film.The film's North American distribution rights were acquired by Wrekin Hill Entertainment, in association with Row 1 Productions, leading to an Oscar-qualifying limited release in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco in late December 2011, with general release in January 2012.
Description	The Flowers of War is a 2011 Chinese/American historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan. The film is based on a novella by Geling Yan, 13 Flowers of Nanjing, inspired by the diary of Minnie Vautrin.BBC News 24 January 2012 "The story behind Chinese war epic The Flowers of War" The story is set in Nanking, China, during the 1937 Rape of Nanking in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the plight and persecution brought on by the violent invasion of the city.It was selected as the Chinese entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but did not make the final shortlist. It also received a nomination for the 69th Golden Globe Awards. The 6th Asian Film Awards presented The Flowers of War with several individual nominations, including Best Film.The film's North American distribution rights were acquired by Wrekin Hill Entertainment, in association with Row 1 Productions, leading to an Oscar-qualifying limited release in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco in late December 2011, with general release in January 2012.

Director	Zhang Yimou
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Screenplay	Liu Heng
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Based on	{{Based on\|13 Flowers of Nanjing\|Geling Yan}}
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Cinematography	Zhao Xiaoding
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Editing	Peicong Meng
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Starring	Christian Bale , Ni Ni , Zhang Xinyi , Tong Dawei , Atsuro Watabe , Shigeo Kobayashi , Cao Kefan
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Music	Qigang Chen
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Runtime	146 minutes
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Country	China, USA
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Language	Mandarin , English , Japanese
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Producer	William Kong , David Linde , Zhang Weiping , Zhang Yimou , Brandt Andersen
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Studio	EDKO Film , Beijing New Picture Film , New Picture Company
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Distributor	EDKO Film , Wrekin Hill Entertainment , Row 1 Productions
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Released	2011/12/16 (China) 2012/1/20 (U) .S.
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Budget	$94 million
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Gross	$95,311,434
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