Directed by:
Roger SpottiswoodeCinematography:
Xiaoding ZhaoComposer:
David HirschfelderCast:
Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Radha Mitchell, Yun-fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, David Wenham, Shane Briant, Shuyuan Jin, Matthew WalkerVOD (1)
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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 wartorn 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. Michelle Yeoh is a classy merchant who helps Hogg get the orphanage back on its feet, but then comes trouble when communist insurgents want to conscript the orphans into the local militia. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Ireland
Best movies:
Gormenghast (2000) (series)
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Match Point (2005)
Radha Mitchell
Australia
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Yun-fat Chow
Hong Kong
Best movies:
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Michelle Yeoh
Malaysia
Best movies:
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David Wenham
Australia
Best movies:
Shane Briant
UK
Best movies:
Anzacs (1985) (series)
The Lighthorsemen (1987)
Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
Shuyuan Jin
Best movies:
Raise the Red Lantern (1991)
Children of the Silk Road (2008)
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Matthew Walker
New Zealand
Best movies:
Children of the Silk Road (2008)