# The Children of Huang Shi (2008)

> An English aid worker escorts sixty Chinese war orphans across occupied China, discovering courage, friendship, and responsibility in a landscape devastated by war.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7746

## Facts

- Runtime: 125 min
- Genres: Drama, War
- Director: Roger Spottiswoode
- Cast: Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-Fat, Anastasia Kolpakova, Michelle Yeoh, Zhou Bo, Guang Li, Ji Lin
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0889588/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: earnest, harrowing, compassionate, historical film night, serious weekend viewing

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