| Release Date: | Dec 2011 |
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| Genres: | Drama / History |
| Awards: | Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination |
| Runtime: | 146 min |
| Cast: | Christian Bale (John Miller), Paul Schneider () Xinyi Zhang (Shujuan Meng) Ni Ni (Yu Mo) Shigeo Kobayashi (Lt. Kato) Atsurô Watabe (Colonel Hasegawa) Dawei Tong (Major Li) Tianyuan Huang (George) Bai Xue () Takashi Yamanaka () Shawn Dou () Kefan Cao (Mr. Meng) Hai-Bo Huang () Junichi Kajioka (Japanese Machinegun Soldier (uncredited)) |
In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician, John (Christian Bale) arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial. Upon arrival he finds himself the lone adult among a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from a nearby brothel. When he finds himself in the unwanted position of protector of both groups from the horrors of the invading Japanese army, he discovers the meaning of sacrifice and honor.
