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The Flowers of War
CHINA · 2011

The Flowers of War

Zhang Yimou
Nanjing Massacre war crimes religious sanctuary survival deception and identity
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Synopsis

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.

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