The story takes place in December 1937 during the Rape of Nanking. A small group of girls is trapped in a Catholic school, looked after by an American priest and a deacon. A group of prostitutes takes refuge along with them, then soldiers of the defeated Nationalist army force their way in. They live together in disharmony until the carnage and rape outside the compound walls brings them to stand up and face their respective destinies. This novel, to be released January 31, 2012, is the basis for Zhang Yimou's movie The Flowers of War, starring Academy Award winner Christian Bale.
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The story takes place in December 1937 during the Rape of Nanking. A small group of girls is trapped in a Catholic school, looked after by an American priest and a deacon. A group of prostitutes takes refuge along with them, then soldiers of the defeated Nationalist army force their way in. They live together in disharmony until the carnage and rape outside the compound walls brings them to stand up and face their respective destinies. This novel, to be released January 31, 2012, is the basis for Zhang Yimou's movie The Flowers of War, starring Academy Award winner Christian Bale.
This is the story on which Zhang Yimou based his movie The Flowers of War.