Here's another film based on real events. 2008's The Children of Huang Shi.-
It's about George Hogg, a British journalist trying to report on the Japanese invasion of China in 1937. He soon discovers a new purpose at an orphanage where the children are without supervision. With a Australian nurse and a Chinese soldier he leads the children on an impossible trek to freedom.
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It's about George Hogg, a British journalist trying to report on the Japanese invasion of China in 1937. He soon discovers a new purpose at an orphanage where the children are without supervision. With a Australian nurse and a Chinese soldier he leads the children on an impossible trek to freedom.
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Chow Yun Fat and Michelle Yeoh (both from Crouching Tiger)are great in their supporting roles. I've heard some criticism for the leading roles by Jonathan Rhys Meyers (Bend it Like Beckham) and Radha Mitchell (Pitch Black), but despite Radha's lack of an accent I really can't complain.
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This is a powerful and moving story, and it's my favorite film of this era. Yes, better than Empire of the Sun.
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