The Flowers of War
2011 2h 26m movie Film China

The Flowers of War

金陵十三釵

“Fighting for freedom.”

Synopsis

金陵十三釵

“Fighting for freedom.”

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.

The 2010–2012 China Window

98 China films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Flowers of War sits at position #10.

  1. The Legend of Luo Xiaohei
    #1

    The Legend of Luo Xiaohei

    ★ 9.3 · 2011

  2. A Bite of China
    #2

    A Bite of China

    ★ 8.9 · 2012

  3. Empresses in the Palace
    #3

    Empresses in the Palace

    ★ 8.5 · 2011

  4. Samsara
    #4

    Samsara

    ★ 8.1 · 2011

  5. Let the Bullets Fly
    #5

    Let the Bullets Fly

    ★ 7.7 · 2010

  6. Under the Hawthorn Tree
    #6

    Under the Hawthorn Tree

    ★ 7.7 · 2010

  7. First Time
    #7

    First Time

    ★ 7.7 · 2012

  8. Ocean Heaven
    #8

    Ocean Heaven

    ★ 7.6 · 2010

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Flowers of War. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

The 2010s China Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Flowers of War premiered. 515 total titles in this decade from China.

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Budget & Box Office Efficiency

$94.0M
Budget
$95.3M
Revenue
$1.3M
Net Profit
1.0×
Return Ratio

At a 2h 26m runtime, production spent $644K per minute on screen and earned $653K per minute back.

Reception Benchmarks

7.5
TMDB Rating
718
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #177 of 946 China films indexed here (81st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the China average of 6.7/10.

Among China Drama productions specifically: #111 of 547 (top 20%).

Production Details

Primary Country China
All Production Countries China, Hong Kong
Original Language Chinese
Spoken Languages Mandarin, Japanese, English
Production Companies New Picture Company, Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd., EDKO Film
Runtime 2h 26m
Release Date December 15, 2011
IMDb tt1410063
Official Site www.theflowersofwarmovie.com

Themes & Motifs

  • rape
  • based on novel or book
  • brothel
  • based on true story
  • atrocity
  • prostitution
  • forced prostitution
  • nanking massacre china 1937
  • japanese occupation of china

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