The Children of Huang Shi

Name: The Children of Huang Shi
Genre: Drama, War
Released: May 23, 2008
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Yun-Fat Chow

2008

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Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: May 23, 2008 | R

Starring: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Yun-Fat Chow

Summary: 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, an American nurse and the leader of a Chinese partisan group who meet in desperate and unexpected circumstances. Together they rescue 60 orphaned children, leading them onBased 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, an American nurse and the leader of a Chinese partisan group 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. (Sony Picture Classics)… Expand

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

Genre(s): Drama, War

Rating: R

Runtime: 125 min

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Peter Rainer

It radiates intelligence. Of how many historical epics can that be said these days? Read full review

Sean Axmaker

What Spottiswoode lacks in subtlety and restraint, he balances with a heartfelt passion for the material. Read full review

Sandy MacDonald

What ought to be the pinnacle of the story - the orphans' odds-defying 500-mile march over snow-covered mountains toward the relative safety of the Mongolian desert - is shunted toward the end of the film and compressed to a near-footnote. Read full review

Liam Lacey

One of those international co-productions full of good intentions and blandly polished results. Read full review

Carina Chocano

If you can get past the Eurocentric focus, there are worse ways to pass the time than to see The Children of Huang Shi, if only because the glimpse into the time and place are captivating and the images are gorgeous. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Cinematographer Zhao Xiaoding manages some lovely images, and some of Spottiswoode’s compositions remind you he's capable of fine work. But Hogg never comes to life, on the page or on the screen. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

It's like "Schindler's List" crossed with "The Sound of Music," and Roger Spottiswoode directs it in a stiff, lifeless, utterly dated style of international squareness. Read full review

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vuks89

Jan 4, 2015

Great history drama. Sheds a light on a China you don't get to see every day. People don't know much about this country, and especially about civil and Sino-Japanese war

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BioTofu

Jan 25, 2019

i wouldnt call this a great movie but during this generation of marvel super hero movies, the definition of a hero has gotten muddled up. instead of a powerful hero with an ego problem, the protagonist here was a TRUE HERO, who went out of his way, put himself in danger,willing to sacrificei wouldnt call this a great movie but during this generation of marvel super hero movies, the definition of a hero has gotten muddled up. instead of a powerful hero with an ego problem, the protagonist here was a TRUE HERO, who went out of his way, put himself in danger,willing to sacrifice himself to rescue helpless strangers who were less fortunate. I feel that this movie has a great lesson to teach to people. a true hero isnt about kicking butts with his great power, nor sharing his vast fortune because he has everything; a true hero is about sacrificing oneself, even when he doesnt have much, to benefit others without asking for anything in return.… Expand

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