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Flowers of War, The
China 2011, 146 minutes
Dir. Zhang Yimou
In Mandarin, Japanese, English with English subtitles
Rating: [R16]
Genres: Foreign Cinema, Drama / War, History
Topics: Period 1930s.
Feat. Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Paul Schneider
Aroview: Dir. Zhang Yimou tackles the Nanking massacre with equal parts grim realism and stylish melodrama - befitting of a lavish wartime epic, less so the horrific war crimes committed during Japan's invasion of China. For a more serious and balanced depiction of the atrocities, see CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH.
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2 stars (Good Try) Some good segments particularly early in the film when the two female groups clash but overall its uneven and too long. The Rape of Nanking is too important an event to be dramatised. ~Tubbs
Close Relatives
- Come and See (1985)
- Schindler's List (1993)
- Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
- Tangerines (2013)
- Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre (1995)
- City of Life and Death (2009)
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