The Flowers of War (2011)

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.

Genres: Drama, History, War

What to watch after The Flowers of War

• Ju Dou (1990) — Zhang Yimou directed both
• House of Flying Daggers (2004) — Same subject: china
• Empire of the Sun (1987) — Same subject: japanese occupation of china
• Curse of the Golden Flower (2006) — Same subject: china
• Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) — Same feel: dark, dramatic
• City of Life and Death (2009) — Same subject: nanking massacre china 1937, 1930s