This could have been such a great movie if the makers had not taken so many liberties with a story which neither needs nor deserves it. The story of George Hogg and Rewi Alley, a communist from New Zealand, who saved 60 orphans from the ravages of the Second World War by taking them on a 1,100 km trek across mountainous terrain is truly inspirational. Why Alley, the true leader of the expedition, had to be replaced by an American nurse with a drug problem is anybody's guess. Probably to add romantic interest to the story, because just about the only thing the film makers deem interesting enough during the epic journey across the mountains is the fact the leading man and lady finally hit the sack together. When will they ever learn? Trying to sell this as a 'true' should be punishable by a fine which matches the eventual profits, DVD sales included. Other reviewers have remarked how little attention the actual children get in a movie that is called "Children of Huang Shi", so I won't go into that. All in all 3 stars for the often stunning photography.
Review of The Children of Huang Shi
