Interesting factual based events, I especially enjoy docum dramas. Excellent performances by virtulllay unknown actors. The children were great, the land scape was breath taking. The narration by the actual people was very moving.

An Australian/Chinese/German co-production, this is a hollywood-style epic film with an engrossing story and visually appealing landscapes and scenery. The principle actors are handsome and beautiful with hardly a blemish or flaw even when covered by the grit of war. Reminiscent of Ingrid Bergman in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, the setting is the 1937 invasion of China by the Japanese. All the major actors give excellent performances, but Michelle Yeoh as the affluent merchant Mrs. Wang and Jonathan Rhys Meyers as the inexperienced Englishman George Hogg are the strongest. Highly recommended for any movie-goer who enjoys things Chinese.

Very well done. About time we heard about people doing the right thing.

This is a real good documentary and I originally went into seeing this with pretty low expectations. On the downside, pretty slow in its development but once it gets going, it brings pretty good light to what's going on with the Chinese and Japanese revolution back in the 1930's.

This movie was so well done : from the acting, the directing......to the moving ending. I was so touched by this movie that I have begun to do research on the real George Hogg. Also Jonathan Rhys - Meyers has proved he is not only incredibly handsome but a gifted actor as well.