Christian Bale stars in Zhang Yimou’s ‘The Flowers of War’

OMG OMG! “Flowers of War”, starring Christian Bale will be China’s submission for the best foreign-language film at this year’s upcoming Academy Awards. The film is adapted by screenwriter Liu Heng from Yan Geling’s historical novel “13 Flowers of Nanjing”.

“Flowers of War” is set in Nanking in 1937 as the Japanese Imperial Army overruns China’s capital city. Bale plays John Haufman, an American missionary who helped protect a group of schoolgirls and prostitutes from the invading army.

In the movie, Bale takes on the category_ide of a priest as he looks to escape the soldiers. The trailer features a lot of gunfire and action.

FilmNation Entertainment, which is handling international sales, previewed footage during the recent Toronto International Film Festival, and several U.S. buyers are currently circling the project.

The film, with dialogue in both Mandarin and English, will be released in China in December, perfect time for Oscar consideration. No U.S. release date is set.

Omg China + Zhang Yimou + Christian Bale = Academy Award!!!

Zhang Yimou creates the most beautiful films!!!