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The Flowers of War (2011) | Top 16% · CriticCrunch

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The Flowers of War

Movie2011·146 min

The Flowers of War

Directed by Zhang Yimou

Drama History War

A drama history film directed by Zhang Yimou.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 16%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.4/10

925 ratings

About The Flowers of War

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.

Pacing: Measured (4 of 9)
Tone: Dark (2 of 9)
Intensity: Harrowing (9 of 9)
Complexity: Approachable (4 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Broad (6 of 9)
Spirit: Earnest (5 of 9)
Texture: Gritty, Stylized
Story Tags: sacrifice duty, survival of spirit, trauma recovery, early 1900s, sex work, sexual violence, historical event, international, strangers forced together, group found family, battlefield combat, war homefront, reluctant hero, everyman, survival, hidden identity, rescue mission

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Details

Director: Zhang Yimou
Language: Chinese

Cast

Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi

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How The Flowers of War Ranks

All movies

Top 16%

2010s movies

Top 13%

Drama movies

Top 15%

2010s Drama movies

Top 11%

Zhang Yimou films#6 of 20

Top 16% All movies.

the vibe

The Flowers of War Vibe

What it feels like

measureddarkharrowingapproachableseriousbroadearnest

gritty

stylized

What it's about

survivalhidden identityrescue missionsacrifice dutysurvival of spirittrauma recoveryreluctant heroeverymanstrangers forced togethergroup found familysex worksexual violencehistorical eventbattlefield combatwar homefrontinternationalearly 1900s

pacing

measured 4/9measured 4/9

tone

dark 2/9dark 2/9

intensity

harrowing 9/9harrowing 9/9

complexity

approachable 4/9clear 4/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

broad 6/9broad 6/9

spirit

earnest 5/9earnest 5/9

texture

grittygritty