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Children of Huang Shi
A film by Roger Spottiswoode
R, 125 min, In English, Japanese and Mandarin with English subtitles
It radiates intelligence. Of how many historical epics can that
be said these days?
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
An engrossing story of a remarkable man...
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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| 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. |