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The Children of Huang Shi (2008)

Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Radha Mitchell , Roger Spottiswoode  |  R |  DVD
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Guang Li
  • Directors: Roger Spottiswoode
  • Writers: James MacManus, Jane Hawksley, Simon van der Borgh
  • Producers: Alan D. Lee, Arthur Cohn, James MacManus, Jonathan Shteinman
  • Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Subtitles for the Hearing Impaired: English
  • Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: January 20, 2009
  • Run Time: 125 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001KEHAEE
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,791 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Children of Huang Shi" on IMDb

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The Children of Huang Shi is a powerful, inspiring film about a real-life, outsider hero who emerged from Japan's catastrophic invasion of China in 1937. A British journalist, George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) sneaks into Nanjing at the height of Japan's destruction of that cosmopolitan city. Rescued from certain death by a suave rebel named Chen Hansheng (Chow Yun-Fat), Hogg goes deep into China's countryside in search of another front to the war. Instead of furthering his career, however, Hogg is talked into taking control of a destitute orphanage occupied by starving, lice-ridden, half-savage boys. A roving nurse, Lee Pearson (Radha Mitchell), keeps Hogg focused on his task, provides him with medical supplies, and ultimately becomes his lover. But the former reporter has to figure many things out on his own, including how to inspire the boys to help fend for themselves.

With the Japanese closing in on the orphanage and the Chinese looking at the boys as likely soldiers, Hogg, Pearson, and Hansheng lead the kids on an extraordinarily strenuous, 700-mile hike to Marco Polo's so-called Silk Road, leading to the Gobi Desert. The second half of The Children of Huang Shi is taken up by this sometimes deadly labor, and director Roger Spottiswoode balances the dreariness of it with knockout images of mountains and eerie, desert vistas. The multi-national cast is the best thing about the film, which avoids canonizing the saintly Hogg by not ignoring his sins of pride (he refers to the kids as "my boys" to the wrong Chinese authority, and pays the price) and jealousy. Chow's jaunty persona adds an essential swagger to this Schindler's List-like story, but it's Mitchell's gritty, soul-weary performance that really grabs one's attention. --Tom Keogh

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Set in war-ravaged China during the late 1930s, Huang Shi is based on true events. It's the story of a young Englishman, George Hogg (Rhys Meyers), who led sixty orphaned boys on a journey across the Liu Pan Shan mountains to safety on the edge of the Mongolian desert.

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Based on the true life experience of an amazing man. P. R. McCoy  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
True story, good acting, great scenery, action/adventure, romance, compassion. Mr. Williams  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
To this point it was an exciting story, but from here it slowed down considerably. Wayne Brink  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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THE CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI is a long (greater than two hours) epic tale that happens to be a true story of an extraordinary hero's life and gift to humanity during World War II. If as a film the telling of this story is a bit shaky in spots, it is probably due to the episodic series of events that happened very quickly and under existing conditions of profound stress. Yet despite the occasional misfires in production this remains a bit of history we all should know.

George Hogg (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is a journalist assigned to Shanghai in 1937 and with his colleagues he plans to explore the extent of the invasion of China by the Japanese. Under the guise of Red Cross workers his small band manages to enter Nanjing where now alone due to the loss of his friends to battle he observes and photographs the atrocities of mass murders of the people of Nanjing. He is captured by the Japanese, tortured when his confiscated camera reveals his terrifying photographs, and it is only by acts of fortune and the aid of a Chinese Nationalist Chen Hansheng (Chow Yun-Fat) that he escapes. Hogg probes the Chinese countryside for further evidences of the evil of the Japanese invasion, and he finds a village of children (adults are all absent) and realizes that he is in an orphanage without a leader. At first reluctant to assume the role of guardian of these impoverished and filthy frightened children, he soon accepts his responsibility and is challenged by an Australian nurse Lee Pearson (Radha Mitchell) to become not only the caretaker but also the father/teacher/provider/role model these children so desperately need.

Seeing the advancing of the Japanese, Hogg decides to take his wards 700 mile away to a small village by the Gobi desert reachable only by the infamous Silk Road. It is this journey and the way both the children and Hogg are affected by the challenge that absorb the greater part of the film. Observing the transformation of George Hogg's view of the world is made credible by Jonathan Rhys Meyers' performance. The cast of children often steals the limelight, but with supporting cast members such as Chow Yun-Fat, Radha Mitchell and Michelle Yeoh as an opium merchant the story never lacks color and character. The look of the film is dark, but the message of this story is full of light. Here is a bit of Chinese history we should all know! Grady Harp, January 09
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Movie too short August 13, 2009
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At two hours in length, this beautifully photographed biographical film is still not long enough to flesh out the underlying story we are encouraged to imagine. The movie makes a good companion piece to The Last Emperor, as a record of pre-WWII China. But I do not know of a movie that fills in the psychology of the starving boys orphaned and raised wild by older boys -- their dreams, their fears, their codes of honor. The civilizing work of George Hogg and his allies, and its unexpected consequences, amount to another movie within a movie. And then there is the arduous long trek through mountains and out into the high Gobi desert, which tells yet another story of courage and perseverance that could have been expanded to satisfy my curiosity about the journey. How many animals did they lose along the way? Did their provisions last? Did the vegetable seeds and rice and grain they took with them do as well in sand as in the lowland mud?
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Self-Sacrifice Can Be Transformative January 31, 2009
By D. Hupp
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This film is about a little known story of the exploits of British journalist George Hogg during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.

The cast is excellent with very good performances by Michelle Yeoh, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat & Jonathan Rhys Meyers. An evocative musical score and some gorgeous cinematography of the wilds of Tibet combine to make this a treat to behold.

During the first 25 minutes or so of the story, it appears that the film will be an action thriller, but the "heart" of the story reveals the transformative power of self-sacrifice & caring in a hostile political and physical environment. It is an amazing story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent film
I bought this movie on a whim and it was one of the better choices I've ever made. It encapsulates the environment in China during the Japanese occupation in a way that was eye... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ducksauce
3.0 out of 5 stars Long foreign movie
it is not bad really it just is not my cup of tea british actors are never afraid to BARE ALL
Published 3 months ago by AFlower
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story of love and sacrafice.
The dedication of principles who took responsibility of orphans and sacraficed themselves for their safety is a great 'good guy" story.
Published 3 months ago by r.marshall anders
5.0 out of 5 stars the movie is great
the movie was lost in the mail, but the vender was great in how he handled the problem . i was very happy with the outcome. thanks for all your help.
Published 4 months ago by paul ollarsaba
4.0 out of 5 stars Untold story
Despite some of the historical inaccuracies that are inherent in most movies these days, this was an interesting and watchable presentation of real people and events about which I... Read more
Published 4 months ago by deeper waters
4.0 out of 5 stars A good family film.
This is a heartwarming story and true to boot. This is a story of a "reluctant messiah" (non religious) for a bunch of Chinese orphans during war. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mathgod
5.0 out of 5 stars Top Notch
I was baffled looking at other less-than-stellar reviews of people who were just overly analytical. The movie and actors played well in their roles. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Amazonshoe
3.0 out of 5 stars Missed Opportunity!
I really enjoy films based on true stories even though the content can often be unpleasant. Watching a masterpiece like The Killing Fields (1984) leaves you with a feeling of... Read more
Published 11 months ago by D Brown
3.0 out of 5 stars A smaller variation of "Schindler's List"
"The Children of Huang Shi" is a smaller variation of "Schindler's List". Based on a true story, a young British man travels to Japanese occupied China in the 1930's and goes to... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Tycereom
5.0 out of 5 stars Great & inspiring story told with much less ethnocentricism than a...
Filmed in China--with stunning scenary, and with many Chinese actors and film crew members. A great and inspiring story set in a time and place that it wouldn't hurt us typical... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Liz
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