The Children of Huang Shi
Studio/Distributor
Sony Pictures Classics
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Screenwriter(s)
Jane Hawksley, James MacManus
Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh
Release Date: May 23, 2008
Release: Limited
Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama - War
MPAA Rating: R (for some disturbing and violent content)
Offical Site: The Children of Huang Shi
Movie Poster: Allposters
DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon
Sony Pictures Classics
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Screenwriter(s)
Jane Hawksley, James MacManus
Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh
Release Date: May 23, 2008
Release: Limited
Synopsis: 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.
Genre: Drama - War
MPAA Rating: R (for some disturbing and violent content)
Offical Site: The Children of Huang Shi
Movie Poster: Allposters
DVD/Blu-ray: Amazon
