Empire of the Sun
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- Genre: Movies • Action • Drama • History • War
- Country: United States, United Kingdom
- Premier: 25 Dec 1987
- Director:Steven Spielberg
- WriterTom Stoppard, J.G. Ballard, Menno Meyjes
- Stars:Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips
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Original Title:
Empire of the Sun
Tagline: To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.
Storyline
Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.
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