The Children of Huang Shi

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Robert P @Superbad 3 days ago This movie is a *3* star Movie! See more

Hans-Christoph S @RT72819073 Jul 14, 2026 Schliesse mich dem Urteil an „mit den hehren Zielen bzw. den furchtbaren Methoden von Der ewige Gärtner und Blood Diamond nach China […] letztlich behält doch die kolonialistische Überheblichkeit die Oberhand" (Fernando F. Croce: Slate[13]) See more

Morbeus f @RT29934870 Sep 8, 2024 I think it's easy to be critical of a movie but in the case of this one I have to give it the maximum latitude because of the story. It's too bad that the world isn't full of more people like George Hogg and his love for the children in a country that wasn't even his own. Whenever I feel down I watch this movie and it restores mine faith in humanity. See more

Cees T @RT15093300 Dec 28, 2023 True story, except Wikipeda says the original author of this movie, James MacManus, said "His entry to China was February 1938. He did not go to Nanjing. The movie has been dramatized. It's not the fact." See more

Jan 30, 2020 I went with 3 1/2 stars for this movie beautiful views and it's based on a true story. One of me and my bf's movies we like I also own this movie I have seen this movie many times and I would watch this movie again. Sad at times but a good movie in my opinion it is worth at least one watch. See more

Mar 5, 2016 Review: I really enjoyed this emotional drama, and the fact that it's based on a true story, made the whole journey truly amazing. Its another one of those films were it needed some big names to play the main roles, because it needed someone who could have brought the intensity and emotion of the 1,000 kilometre track to the edge of the Mongolian desert. The little kids played there roles extremely well and the authenticity seemed extremely real and it was great to see Chow Yun-Fat (Jack) and Michelle Yeoh (Mrs. Wang) in the same film, even though they didn't have any scenes together. Jonathan Rhyl Meyers (George Hogg), put in a decent performance, alongside Radha Mitchell (Lee Pearson) but for a movie of this scale, it really needed someone who could push the boundaries, so you could feel how hard there journey really was. I did feel quite emotional when I saw the real kids, as grown ups, at the end but it did finish quite abruptly, which was slightly disappointing after watching these orphans travel so far. With that aside, I was still amazed with the story and the fact that these young children all pulled together to get to there destination. I'm glad that the director didn't delve into the whole love story element of the film because it would have taken away how important there journey really was. Anyway, I found this movie very entertaining, and it's part of Chinese history which needed to be brought out, into the open. Enjoyable! Round-Up: This movie really did make a massive lose at the box office, which is a shame because it really didn't deserve it. I personally didn't know anything about the film when it was released, so the studio didn't really push the distribution, even though they invested so much money into the project. Although Jonathan Rhys Meyers, 38, has starred in some decent films like Michael Collins, Misson Impossible III and Alexander, I still think that this movie was a bit too big for him at this stage of his career. He's not one that usually takes the lead in big budget movies so I personally would have chosen a more established actor. The movie was directed by Roger Spottiswoode, 71, who has made a range of movies like the Best of Times, Deadly Pursuit, Turner & Hooch, Air America, the terrible Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot and Tomorrow Never Dies, and with 5 more movies in the pipeline, he's still going strong. I doubt that this film would damage his reputation, even though it made a heavy lose but I still think that this amazing story could be told with a A class cast and huge distribution. Budget: $40million Worldwide Gross: $8million I recommend this movie to people who are into their drama/war movie starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh and David Wenham. 7/10 See more

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