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Genre :

Drama, History, War

Release Date :

May 23, 2008 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Roger Spottiswoode

Starring :

Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Radha Mitchell, David Wenham, Guang Li, Matt Walker, Ping Su, Anastasia Kolpakova

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

Four to Protect "Children of Huang Shi"

October 30, 2006 03:10:03

Constructing a great line-up of cast, , , , and are set to share scenes together in a period drama titled "", Production Weekly has reported.

Based on true events, the movie, set in war-ravaged China during the late 1930s, focuses on a young British journalist named Gregg Hogg who leads a group of orphaned children on a 1000-mile journey in his effort to save them.

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Good story with great narrative and geogrphical sweep but sadly let down by wooden acting of Rhys-Meyers. Who knew that Chow Yun-Fat's english was so good and that in speaking it his acting skills abandoned him.

posted by Ann Lesley on Oct 15, 2008

Good story with great narrative and geogrphical sweep but sadly let down by wooden acting of Rhys-Meyers. Who knew that Chow Yun-Fat's english was so good and that in speaking it his acting skills would so wilfully abandoned him.

posted by Ann Lesley on Oct 15, 2008

Good story with great narrative and geogrphical sweep but sadly let down by wooden acting of Rhys-Meyers. Who knew that Chow Yun-Fat's english was so good and that in speaking it his acting skills would so wilfully abandoned him.

posted by Ann Lesley on Oct 15, 2008

Great story & cinematography. Loved it! I thought Rhys-Meyers was perfect for the role.

posted by Debbie on Feb 07, 2009

Nice to have George Hogg's story brought to light in such a wonderful movie.

posted by runner on Feb 07, 2009

Wow! What a story! But why no soundtrack available? Beautiful movie..

posted by Moonchild on Feb 07, 2009

I would love to own the soundtrack, it is such a lovely score! I especially love the amazing cinematography, the shots were so beautiful!

posted by lucy on Nov 04, 2009