The Flowers of War (2011)

Summary: An American finds refuge during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking in a church with a group of women. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.

Release Date: December 16, 2011

Genres: Drama, Romance, History

Director: Yimou Zhang

Writers: Heng Liu

, Geling Yan

Runtime: 2 h 26 min

MPAA: R

Production: Beijing New Picture Film, Edko Films, New Picture Company, Xin Huamian Film

Distributor: Row 1 Entertainment, Wrekin Hill Entertainment, Lionsgate Home Entertainment

Country: China

Language: Chinese

Movie budget: $ 94,000,000

Domestic: $ 311,434

International: $ 2,544,210

The Story of Qiu Ju (1992)

Summary: A peasant woman seeks justice after the headman of her village has kicked her husband in the groin.

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Director: Yimou Zhang

Writers: Yuan Bin Chen

, Heng Liu

Runtime: 1 h 40 min

MPAA: PG-13

Production: Sil-Metropole Organisation, Youth Film Studio of Beijing Film Academy

Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics, Films sans Frontières

Countries: China, Hong Kong

Language: Chinese

Domestic: $ 1,890,247

Ju Dou (1990)

Summary: In rural China, the young bride of a tyrannical owner of a silk-dyeing business finds temporary solace in the arms of her husband's nephew, but problems arise when she becomes pregnant.

Genres: Drama, Romance

Directors: Yimou Zhang