The Children of Huang Shi

Jonathan Rhys Meyers stars as real-life hero Charles Hogg in this mix of old-fashioned epic sweep and spiritual courage. Hogg is a naive journalist when he accidentally finds himself in war torn China's Nanking province, just as the Japanese army is invading during the early days of World War II. He is almost executed but is rescued by a crafty communist guerilla (Chow Yun-Fat) and a lovely, brash nurse (Radha Mitchell). They send Hogg to a burnt-out orphanage to lie low, but as the scruffy orphans begin to charm him, he ends up teaching them English and basketball. Longtime Hong Kong superstar Michelle Yeoh (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) is a classy merchant who helps Hogg get the orphanage back on it's feet, but then comes trouble when communist insurgents want to conscript the orphans into the local militia. Director: Roger Spottiswoode Star: Michelle Khan, Radha Mitchell, Yun-Fat Chow, David Wenham, Special Features: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English Subtitles - English, Spanish - Optional Running Time: 125 minutes.