The Children of Huang Shi
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| The Children of Huang Shi | |
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 Chinese-language poster |
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| Directed by | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Produced by | Arthur Cohn Wieland Schulz-Keil |
| Written by | Jane Hawksley James MacManus |
| Starring | Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Radha Mitchell Chow Yun-Fat Michelle Yeoh Guang Li |
| Music by | David Hirschfelder |
| Cinematography | Zhao Xiaoding |
| Editing by | Geoffrey Lamb |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics (USA) |
| Release date(s) | April 3, 2008, Asia May 23, 2008, US |
| Country | Australia, Germany, China |
| Language | English, Chinese |
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The Children of Huang Shi (Chinese: 黄石的孩子; working title: The Bitter Sea, also known as Escape from Huang Shi)
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[edit] Plot summary
George Hogg a young British journalist, who came from St. George's School, Harpenden, helps an Australian nurse save some orphaned children from Huangshi during the Japanese occupation of China in World War II. The movie spans from 1938 to 1945 and features the Rape of Nanking[1] and the Sankō Sakusen.[2]
[edit] Cast
- Jonathan Rhys Meyers as George Hogg
- Radha Mitchell as Lee Pearson
- Chow Yun-Fat as Chen Hansheng
- Michelle Yeoh as Mrs. Wang
- Guang Li as Shi-Kai
- Lin Ji as Horse Rider
- Matt Walker as Fisher
- Anastasia Kolpakova as Duschka
- Ping Su as Eddie Wei
[edit] Critical reception
The film received negative to mixed reviews from Western critics. As of May 26, 2008, the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 30% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 20 reviews.[3] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 49 out of 100, based on 12 reviews.[4]
[edit] Box office performance
As of May 25, 2008, it has grossed around $2.3 million worldwide[5] — including $1.6 million in China.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ China News
- ^ The long march of a forgotten English hero
- ^ The Children of Huang Shi Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ Children of Huang Shi, The (2008): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ The Children of Huang Shi (2008). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
- ^ The Children of Huang Shi (2008) - International Box Office Results. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 2008-05-26.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Official site (Chinese)
- The Children of Huang Shi at the Internet Movie Database
- The Children of Huang Shi at Rotten Tomatoes
- The Children of Huang Shi at Metacritic
- The Children of Huang Shi at Box Office Mojo
- The Children of Huang Shi at Allmovie
- The Children of Huang Shi Michelle Yeoh Web Theatre. Detailed information site.
- James MacManus (scriptwriter). "The long march of a forgotten English hero". Times Online. February 12, 2007.
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