Nanjing, December 1937. An American (Christian Bale) hides inside a church with a bunch of frightened school children from maurading Japanese soldiers who are burning the city to the ground. They're soon joined in the church by a dozen seductive courtesans.
Because the Japanese won't harm Westerners, the man is convinced by the women to pose as a priest in order to protect the children from certain death or worse.
a great movie... highly recommended for those love war & history !!
great movie indeed ! too bad, north americans
aren't keen on watching foreign films ! these
chinese movies always have a lesson of the past
for the present+future. this movie will win many awards in the far east, 2013 ! we and friends saw this movie 2x; each time we wept!
boring movie with god-awful acting. by far bales' worst acting ever. this movie could have been great, but the acting and terrible shaky-cam cinematography kills it. no wonder it's playing in so few theaters. do yourself a favor and skip this.