Falling Flowers

Falling Flowers

2012 · 115 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama

While bombs destroy 1941 Hong Kong, Xiao Hong lays ill in a nearly abandoned hospital recounting her short life to an admirer. Falling Flowers is the story of China’s Xiao Hong, a writer who is torn apart by societal expectations of women, fickle lovers, and her own complex needs.

Directed by Huo Jianqi

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