Synopsis
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
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Cast
- Jonathan Rhys MeyersGeorge Hogg
- Radha MitchellLee Pearson
- Chow Yun-fatChen Hansheng
- Michelle YeohMrs. Wang
- Matthew WalkerAndy Fisher
- Anastasia KolpakovaDuschka
- Shane BriantRoger Appsley
- David WenhamBarnes
- Zhou BoSecond Brother
Recommendations
- 83
Christian Science Monitor
It radiates intelligence. Of how many historical epics can that be said these days? - 67
The A.V. Club
It's a polished, beautifully shot story, and it acknowledges the messiness of real life. But like real life, it's often baffling and frustrating. - 63
TV Guide Magazine
This formulaic adventure pays tribute to George Hogg, a true hero largely forgotten everywhere but China, where a statue of him now stands -- a rare honor for a westerner. - 60
The New York Times
Roger Spottiswoode directs with old-fashioned style, avoiding the saccharine with realistic depictions of a war-ravaged China (where he filmed) and a cast well versed in stiff-upper-lip. - 50
Variety
Giving Jonathan Rhys Meyers the kind of manly yet paternal role Spencer Tracy once mastered, this carefully wrought international production relates the basic story of reporter George Hogg without any vibrancy, emotion or style. - 50
Village Voice
A tale as ploddingly familiar as it is good-looking and worth telling. - 50
USA Today
Sometimes the most compelling real-life stories make better documentaries than dramas. Such would seem to be the case with The Children of Huang Shi. - 40
New York Daily News
Never achieves the David Lean style of epic it aims for - exterior vistas and interior dramas - but it has two charismatic performances, beautiful Chinese locations and an admirable lack of sentimentality.
