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Empire of the Sun

To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.

7.507 average rating
★★★★★
7.507
English / 153 MIN. / 1987

The Genres

The Synopsis

Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.

The Cast

Christian BaleJohn MalkovichMiranda RichardsonNigel HaversJoe PantolianoLeslie PhillipsMasatô IbuEmily RichardRupert FrazerPeter GaleTakatarô KataokaBen StillerDavid NeidorfRalph SeymourRobert StephensZhai NaisheGuts IshimatsuEmma PiperJames WalkerJack DearloveAnna TurnerAnn CastleYvonne GilanRalph MichaelSybil MaasEric FlynnJames GreeneSimon HarrisonBarrie HoughtonPaula HamiltonThea RanftTony BonczaNigel LeachSheridan ForbesPeter CopleyBarbara BoltonFrancesca LongriggSamantha WardenBurt KwoukTom DanaherPaul McGannMarc de JongeJohn Moore

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