In 1937 China, during the second Sino-Japanese war, a mortician named John arrives at a Catholic church in Nanjing to prepare a priest for burial, only to find himself responsible for protecting a group of convent girl students and prostitutes from the invading Japanese army.

The Flowers of War
A fleeing American takes refuge in a church with a group of women during the 1937 Japanese invasion of Nanking, assuming the identity of a priest and guiding them towards safety.