The Children of Huang Shi

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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Release Date: May 23, 2008
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 125 min.
Distributor(s): Sony Pictures Classics
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MPAA Rating: R for some disturbing and violent content.

Director(s):
Roger Spottiswoode

Writer(s):
Jane Hawksley - Screenplay
James MacManus - Screenplay (from idea)

Producer(s):
Arthur Cohn - Producer
Wieland Schulz-Keil - Producer
Peter Loehr - Producer
Jonathan Shteinman - Producer
Martin Hagemann - Producer

Movie Casts:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers - George Hogg
Radha Mitchell - Lee Pearson
Yun-Fat Chow - Chen Hansheng
Michelle Yeoh - Mrs. Wang
Guang Li - Shi-Kai
Lin Ji - Horse Rider
Matt Walker - Fisher
Anastasia Kolpakova - Duschka
Ping Su - Eddie Wei
Imai Hideaki - Japanese Officer
Sciichiro Hashimoto - Urbane Japanese Officer
Shinichi Takashima - Hostile Kempetai Officer
Xing Mang - Young Communist
Ruixiang Zhu - Japanese Officer II
Yuelong Fang - Rou Ding

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