The Flowers of War (2012)

Actors: Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Xinyi Zhang, Tianyuan Huang, Xiting Han, Doudou Zhang, Dawei Tong, Atsurô Watabe, Kefan Cao, Yangchunzi Yuan, Jia Sun, Yuemin Li, Bai Xue, Takashi Yamanaka, Shigeo Kobayashi

Synopsis: In 1937, Nanking stands at the forefront of a war between China and Japan. As the invading Japanese Imperial Army overruns China’s capital city, desperate civilians seek refuge behind the nominally protective walls of a western cathedral. Here, John Miller (CHRISTIAN BALE), an American trapped amidst the chaos of battle and the ensuing occupation takes shelter, joined by a group of innocent schoolgirls and thirteen courtesans, equally determined to escape the horrors taking place outside the church walls. Struggling to survive the violence and persecution wrought by the Japanese army, it is an act of heroism which eventually leads the seemingly disparate group to fight back, risking their lives for the sake of everyone. Through treacherous surroundings and facing unimaginable evil, THE FLOWERS OF WAR, inspired by true life events, manages to tell a genuine story of hope, love and sacrifice. With nowhere to run and nowhere to hide, fate always has a way of bringing the most unlikely heroes together.