Director(s):Yimou Zhang
Writer(s):Heng Liu (screenplay),Geling Yan (novel)
Cast(s):Christian Bale,Selma Blair,Zachary Booth,Mia Farrow,Jordan Gelber,Aasif Mandvi,Tyler Maynard,Peter McRobbie,Donna Murphy,Mary Joy,Di Quon,Christopher Walken,Lee Wilkof,Melisa Young,Stephanie Mas,Gina Torres,Alan Tudyk,Morena Baccarin,Adam Baldwin,Jewel Staite,Sean Maher,Summer Glau,Ron Glass,Paul Schneider,Ni Ni,Xinyi Zhang,Tong Dawei,Atsurô Watabe,Tianyuan Huang,Shawn Dou,Yuan Nie,Shigeo Kobayashi,Bai Xue,Kefan Cao,Takashi Yamanaka,Hai-Bo Huang
Plot: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.
