CHILDREN OF HUANG SHI's Another Press Conference Plus Another Behind-the-Scene Video (Sina.com)June 19, 2007
A second press conference for Children of Huang Shi was held yesterday during the Shanghai International Film Festival. Based on a true story, Children of Huang Shi tells British journalist, George Hogg, who is caught in the middle of Japanese invasion of China in 1973, leads sixty war orphanages crossing a thousand miles of deserts and snowy mountains to safety. During the journey, Hogg learns the true meaning of courage and sacrifice. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays George Hogg, Chow Yun-Fat plays Chen, an officer of the communist-led New 4th Army, Radha Mitchell plays Lee, a nurse Hogg has fallen in love with, and Michelle Yeoh plays Mrs. Wang, a wealthy widow has supported Hogg. The script was written by Jane Hawksley and James MacManus. The director was Roger Spottiswoode (The 6th Day, Tomorrow Never Dies, Hiroshima). This China-Australia-Germany co-production costs US$40 million. Sony Pictures Classics will release this film in North America.
