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| The Flowers of War | |
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| Traditional Chinese | 金陵十三釵 |
| Simplified Chinese | 金陵十三钗 |
| Literal meaning | Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Jīnlíng shísān chāi |
| Directed by | Zhang Yimou |
| Written by | Liu Heng |
| Based on | 13 Flowers of Nanjing by Geling Yan |
| Produced by | William Kong David Linde Zhang Weiping Zhang Yimou Brandt Andersen |
| Starring | Christian Bale Ni Ni Tong Dawei Atsuro Watabe |
| Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding |
| Edited by | Peicong Meng |
| Music by | Qigang Chen |
Production company | Beijing New Picture Film |
| Distributed by | EDKO Film Wrekin Hill Entertainment Row 1 Productions |
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Running time | 146 minutes |
| Country | China |
| Languages | Mandarin Cantonese English Japanese |
| Budget | $94 million |
| Box office | $98.2 million |
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The Flowers of War (Chinese: 金陵十三钗, Pinyin: Jīnlíng Shísān Chāi ) is a 2011 Chinese-Hong Kong historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan.[1][2][3] The film is based on a novella by Geling Yan, 13 Flowers of Nanjing, inspired by the diary of Minnie Vautrin.[4] The story is set in Nanjing, China, during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the Japanese atrocities.[5][6]
It was selected as the Chinese entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards,[7][8][9] but did not make the final shortlist.[10] It also received a nomination for the 69th Golden Globe Awards.[11] The 6th Asian Film Awards presented The Flowers of War with several individual nominations, including Best Film.[12][13] 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.[14][15][16]
The Flowers of War received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing only $98 million against a $94 million budget.[17]
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