The Children of Huang Shi
2008 · 125 min · Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
People thrown into an unexpected and desperate situation discover their capacity for love and responsibility. A young Englishman, George Hogg, comes to lead sixty orphaned boys on a journey of over 500 perilous miles across the snow-bound Liu Pan Shan mountains to safety on the edge of the Mongolian desert. And how, in doing so, he comes to understand the meaning of courage. During his journey, Hogg learns to rely on the support of Chen, the leader of a Chinese communist partisan group who becomes his closest friend. He soon finds himself falling in love with Lee, a recklessly brave Australian nurse whom war has turned into an unsentimental healer on horseback. Along the way Hogg befriends Madame Wang, an aristocratic survivor who has also been displaced by war, who helps the young Englishman, his friends and their sixty war orphans make their way across mountain and desert regions to a place of safety near the western end of the Great Wall of China.
Emotional fingerprint
The Children of Huang Shi (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Empathy30%
- Sadness25%
- Inspiration20%
- Anxiety15%
- Hope10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Inspiration. Genres: Drama, War. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Empathy
- Sadness
- Tension
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Empathy | Sadness | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 3′ | Tension | 38 % | 15 % | 13 % | 38 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 9′ | Tension | 46 % | 19 % | 16 % | 46 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Tension | 58 % | 25 % | 16 % | 58 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 57 % | 36 % | 25 % | 51 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 28′ | Empathy | 56 % | 51 % | 40 % | 36 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Empathy | 51 % | 50 % | 35 % | 23 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 41′ | Hope | 46 % | 44 % | 26 % | 16 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Empathy | 50 % | 48 % | 33 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Hope | 57 % | 55 % | 45 % | 29 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Sadness | 63 % | 61 % | 50 % | 44 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Empathy | 57 % | 54 % | 36 % | 49 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 55 % | 48 % | 29 % | 50 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Empathy | 65 % | 53 % | 35 % | 60 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 84′ | Tension | 80 % | 63 % | 50 % | 70 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 83 % | 74 % | 63 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Hope | 71 % | 63 % | 41 % | 31 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 103′ | Relief | 70 % | 53 % | 31 % | 44 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 109′ | Sadness | 80 % | 71 % | 63 % | 50 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 116′ | Sadness | 85 % | 85 % | 83 % | 28 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 122′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Cinderella
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Duschka
Shi-Kai
Horse Rider
Andy Fisher
Hostile Kempetai Officer
Japanese Officer II
Roger Appsley
Lo San
SSS Officer
Details
- Directed by
- Roger Spottiswoode
- Written by
- Simon van der Borgh, Jane Hawksley, James MacManus
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Country
- Australia, China, Germany, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
Where to watch
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