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The Flowers of War
MEANRANK
70/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #2311
- IMDb #1133
- Google retired #207
- Rotten Tomatoes #3283
- Metacritic #3141
- Letterboxd #1475
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #4266
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #2267
- Metacritic Critics #3806
- Metacritic Audience #1772
- Criticker #1188
- Kinopoisk #388
- AlloCiné #776
- Trakt #1133
Every rating
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 41, highest is Google on 96. Critics average 44, everyone else 76.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →During the brutal Japanese occupation of Nanjing, a self-interested American mortician finds refuge in a cathedral. He is compelled to protect a group of schoolgirls and courtesans who are also hiding within the church walls. He must step up and use his wits to shield them from the horrors unfolding outside, transforming from a bystander into a protector.
Details
- Director
- Zhang Yimou
- Writers
- Liu Heng, Yan Geling
- Based on
- The Flowers of War by Geling Yan
- Released
- 15 December 2011
- Country
- China, Hong Kong
- Language
- Chinese
- Runtime
- 146 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $94.0M
- Box office
- $95.3M
- Awards
- 2 wins, 7 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 9 →2 wins from 9 nominations across 4 ceremonies
| Golden Globe Awards 2011 | Best Foreign Language Film | The Flowers of War | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2011 | Best Costume Designer | William Chang | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2011 | Best Director | Zhang Yimou | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2011 | Best Film | The Flowers of War | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2011 | Best Newcomer | Ni Ni | Winner |
| Asian Film Awards 2011 | Best Screenwriter | Geling Yan and Liu Heng | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2011 | Best Composer | Qigang Chen | Nominee |
| Hong Kong Film Award 2011 | Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan | The Flowers of War | Nominee |
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9 awards — The Flowers of War
×| Best Foreign Language Film | The Flowers of War | Nominee |
| Best Newcomer | Ni Ni | Winner |
| Best Composer | Qigang Chen | Nominee |
| Best Costume Designer | William Chang | Nominee |
| Best Director | Zhang Yimou | Nominee |
| Best Film | The Flowers of War | Nominee |
| Best Screenwriter | Geling Yan and Liu Heng | Nominee |
| Best Sound Editing – Foreign Feature | Row 1 Entertainment | Winner |
| Best Film of Mainland and Taiwan | The Flowers of War | Nominee |