Trailer For Zhang Yimou's 'The Flowers of War', Starring Christian Bale

As previously published, GTBP has covered a bit about China’s most expensive film to-date being directed by Zhang Yimou.  Starring Christian Bale in The Flowers of War, the (estimated is USD)$100 million price tag is an extreme amount for the country and the director.  Thankfully, we now have a trailer to watch its splendid imagery.

Even though the high price tag, the film has become China’s highest grossing film with $83 million so far.  Christian Bale seems to be a draw, considering his run-in with Chinese authorities when trying to visit a blind Chinese activist under house arrest.

Here’s a quick synopsis of The Flowers of War:

Directed by Zhang Yimou (Hero, House of Flying Daggers), the movie is set during the Nanking Massacre, a six week period in 1937 where Japanese forces murdered and raped hundreds of thousands of Chinese civilians.  Bale plays an American mortician who poses as a priest to try and protect a convent for Catholic girls from the amuradiing soldiers.

Here’s the trailer:

Solid trailer.  What do you GTBP readers think of the film and the footage we've seen so far?

The Flowers of War is directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Paul Schneider and Xinyi Zhang.

Source: Film Junk

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I'm expecting this movie to come in theaters in Bulgaria :) Great idea and realization and the budget is really impressive!