The Children of Huang Shi (2008)
- Original title
- 黃石的孩子
- Directed by
- Roger Spottiswoode
- Genre
- drama film, war film, adventure film, docudrama
- Country
- Germany, People's Republic of China, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 05m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 169 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, a British journalist leads a group of orphans across war-torn China to safety. The movie follows their dangerous journey while showing the brutal realities of the conflict.
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What happens
The Children of Huang Shi (Chinese: 黄石的孩子; working title: The Bitter Sea, also known as Escape from Huang Shi and Children of the Silk Road) is a 2008 historical war drama film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh and David Wenham. The film centers on the true story of George Hogg and the sixty orphans that he led across China in an effort to save them from conscription during the Second Sino-Japanese War. The film depicts the Rape of Nanjing and the Japanese "kill all, burn all, loot all" practices. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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