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Flowers US release brought forward

Flowers US release brought forward

By Patrick Frater

Thu, 12 January 2012, 11:46 AM (HKT)

Distribution News

Wrekin Hill Entertainment has brought forward the widening of its North American release of Chinese blockbuster The Flowers of War 金陵十三釵 (2011).

The Christian BALE-starring film, which is China's contender in the foreign-language Oscar category, will now be opened in 13 American cities on 20 Jan 2012.

Flowers had a restricted platform release in three cinemas in Los Angeles and San Francisco at the end of December in order to qualify in other Oscars categories.

But distributors Wrekin Hill had previously announced 9 March – after the Oscars ceremony on 26 Feb 2012 — as the date for widening the release campaign.

The new date now sets the 13 city release before the awards and before the nominations are announced on 24 Jan 2012.

The film has also been nominated for a Golden Globe as best foreign language film.

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