SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Films: The Flowers of War

»The Flowers of War (Chinese: 金陵十三钗, Pinyin: Jīnlíng Shísān Chāi) is a 2011 historical drama war film directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Christian Bale, Ni Ni, Zhang Xinyi, Tong Dawei, Atsuro Watabe, Shigeo Kobayashi and Cao Kefan. A Chinese-Hong Kong co-production, the film is based on a novella by Geling Yan, 13 Flowers of Nanjing, inspired by the diary of Minnie Vautrin. The story is set in Nanjing, China, during the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in the Second Sino-Japanese War. A group of escapees, finding sanctuary in a church compound, try to survive the Japanese atrocities.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century, 21^st Century

II. Geographical Index: Asian History: Chinese History, Japanese History

III. Topical Index: Cases: Real Incidents: Nanjing Massacre; Types: Wartime Sexual Violence: Second Sino-Japanese War

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Breed, Claudia. »Chronicling Film Portrayals of The Rape of Nanjing: The Metamorphosis of a Tragedy’s International and Domestic Legacy.« The Chicago Style (2026): 48-59.

II. Speaker Index