This is one of the best and most emotional pictures of realism of history during Japan's occupation of China. Having been several times to both countries it meant even more. I thought the acting was really well done, scenery and realism spectacular. It is a very poigant story that can't be judged by the merits of the sex or other acts. It is truth and is depicted as such. I would see this movie several times for the truth of history. It also gives the realism of loss of family and the emoitional destruction to persons in war time with out treatment or love. The facts spill over to what our American military have gone through without decent treatment for PTSD as these children all suffered from.

Excellent acting, script and cinematography. Emotionally involving. Slightly too long.

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

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.

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.