The Flowers of War is a new film adaptation of Geling Yan’s historical novel “13 Flowers of Nanjing.” The film is going to be directed by Zhang Yimou.

The story is a historical fiction but is inspired by true events that happened during the Sino-Japanese War; a dark part of Chinese history. The film is set in 1937 in Nanjing, China during the war. The group of escapees spend the movie risking their lives as they struggle for survival.

For a story set in war ravaged  China, this is a surprising tale of love and sacrifice.

To watch the trailer you can visit the official webpage by clicking here.

The movie is set to release in China on December 16, 2011.  When it arrives in America, it’ll be released first in New York on December 21st, then San Francisco and Los Angeles on December 23rd.