Movie Info
Genre
Drama, History, WarRelease Date
May 23, 2008 (Limited)MPAA Rating
RDuration
114 min.Production Budget
$40 millionsStudio
Sony Pictures ClassicsOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Roger SpottiswoodeProducer
Arthur Cohn, Wieland Schulz-KeilScreenwriter
Jane Hawksley, James MacManusStarring
- Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as George Hogg
- Chow Yun-Fat as Chen Hansheng
- Michelle Yeoh as Mrs. Wang
- Radha Mitchell as Lee Pearson
- David Wenham as Barnes
- Guang Li
- Matt Walker
- Ping Su
- Anastasia Kolpakova
Movie Story
Based on real events, "The Children of Huang Shi" is a sweeping but intimate story set against war-torn China in the 1930's. The film centers on a young English journalist (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers), an American nurse (Radha Mitchell) and the leader of a Chinese partisan group (Chow Yun-Fat) who meet in desperate and unexpected circumstances. Together they rescue 60 orphaned children, leading them on an extraordinary journey across hundreds of miles of treacherous terrain, through snow-covered mountains and an unforgiving desert. Along the way they discover the true meaning of love, responsibility and courage.
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Reader's Reviews
Good story with great narrative and geogrphical sweep but sadly let down by wooden acting of Rhys-Meyers. Who knew that Chow Yun-Fat's english was so good and that in speaking it his acting skills abandoned him.
posted by Ann Lesley on Oct 15, 2008Good story with great narrative and geogrphical sweep but sadly let down by wooden acting of Rhys-Meyers. Who knew that Chow Yun-Fat's english was so good and that in speaking it his acting skills would so wilfully abandoned him.
posted by Ann Lesley on Oct 15, 2008Good story with great narrative and geogrphical sweep but sadly let down by wooden acting of Rhys-Meyers. Who knew that Chow Yun-Fat's english was so good and that in speaking it his acting skills would so wilfully abandoned him.
posted by Ann Lesley on Oct 15, 2008Great story & cinematography. Loved it! I thought Rhys-Meyers was perfect for the role.
posted by Debbie on Feb 07, 2009Nice to have George Hogg's story brought to light in such a wonderful movie.
posted by runner on Feb 07, 2009
Wow! What a story! But why no soundtrack available? Beautiful movie..
posted by Moonchild on Feb 07, 2009I would love to own the soundtrack, it is such a lovely score! I especially love the amazing cinematography, the shots were so beautiful!
posted by lucy on Nov 04, 2009