The Children of Huang Shi

The Children of Huang Shi
US theatrical poster
黄石的孩子
Directed byRoger Spottiswoode
Written by
  • Jane Hawksley
  • James MacManus
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyZhao Xiaoding
Edited byGeoffrey Lamb
Dominique Fortin
Music byDavid Hirschfelder
Production
companies
  • Screen Australia
  • Ming Productions
  • Zero West Filmproduktion
  • Cheerland Entertainment
  • Bluewater Pictures
Distributed by
Release date
  • April 3, 2008 (2008-04-03)
Running time
125 minutes
Countries
  • Australia
  • China
  • Germany
Languages
  • English
  • Chinese
  • Japanese
Budget$40 million
Box office$8.2 million[1]

The Children of Huang Shi (Chinese: 黄石的孩子; working title: The Bitter Sea, also known as Escape from Huang Shi and Children of the Silk Road) is a 2008 historical war drama film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, and starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh and David Wenham. The film centers on the true story of George Hogg and the sixty orphans that he led across China in an effort to save them from conscription during the Second Sino-Japanese War.

  1. ^ "The Children of Huang Shi (2008)".