The Children of Huang Shi

Who was George Hogg, really? Do an Internet search and you'll see that his name is variously interpreted as a "footballer," a midshipman on the Titantic, and various unknowns in genealogy charts. But Nie Quangpei, a Chinese orphan whose life Hogg... Full review

This is a top quality movie; it is inspirational. Jonathan Rhys Meyers' acting was superb. The scenery was beautiful and the children were touching. I highly recommend this movie. Here was a true hero in every sense of the word. George... Full review

"The Japanese are not savages," insists George Hogg(Jonathan Rhys Meyers)to a fellow photo-journalist, while from their vehicle, we see refugees traverse the Nanking roadsides and the Japanese soldiers who keep the Chinese capital under siege. Both men find themselves in... Full review

I really loved this movie though many may disagree and find it a bit childish, i prefer to look at it as a message of hope. OK, Maybe hope is a lie,blah blah...but sometimes, just sometimes, we need to pretend... Full review

Greetings again from the darkness. It is difficult to imagine a more powerful, emotional story than the real life heroism of George Hogg. He was a British journalist who truly saved the life and dreams of 60 war Chinese war... Full review

This movie would have been better as a fantasy instead of a historical drama. It would have made more sense that way. Children of Huangshi starts off with a bang, appearing as if it's going to be some epic masterpiece, but... Full review

I watched this movie last Saturday, and here are some feelings of mine. "The children of Huangshi" brought me an vivid image of the reality during the pre-WWⅡ. George Hogg, also known as Heke was a courageous, insistent and responsible... Full review

As a Chinese,I Was moved by Hogg.He was a foreigner to Chinese,but he did his best to look after all the children.At first,he thought the only thing he wanted to do was to let the world know the china's events.Teaching... Full review

So the posters have Chow Yun Fat's mug splattered in the center and given top billing. However, this is actually Jonathan Rhys Meyers' vehicle as he plays the central character of George Hogg, an Associated Press reporter who smuggles himself... Full review

To those who can remember that far, this movie has close kinship, or is even a non-identical twin to, "The Inn of six Happiness" where Ingrid Bergman portrayed Gladys Aylward, an English woman who escaped with 100 Chinese children from... Full review

Rated R.Based on actual events and set in China during the brutal Japanese occupation of the 1930s and '40s, this film stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as British journalist George Hogg. ... Full Article

By TOM LONG THE DETROIT NEWS Published: Sunday, July 6, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Stiff, bland and at times unintentionally laughable, "The Children of Huang Shi" is a perfect example of what happens when badly cast actors meet a spiritless ... Full Article

(A) Veterans sometimes say combat survivors give off a glow that protects them like an invisible shield.Jonathan Rhys Meyers radiates that glow until the final reel of The Children of Huang Shi , a terrific, fact-inspired moral adventure. ... Full Article

George Hogg was an Oxford-educated photojournalist who documented the Japanese invasion of China in the late 1930s. In a northern province, he ran a school for war-orphaned boys. ... Full Article

I can just hear the pitch to the producer: Its Schindlers List meets The Sound of Music . And, more or less, thats exactly how Spottiswoodes The Children of Huang Shi plays out, only without nearly the entertainment value of ... Full Article