Empire of the Sun
Movie • 1987 • Drama
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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 named Basie, 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 spirits, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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Early in the film, live geese are held up by the throat in the market as the main character and his family drive by, and the geese are clearly suffering and honking.
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Children are put in upsetting and dangerous situations
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Early in the film, live geese are held up by the throat in the market as the main character and his family drive by, and the geese are clearly suffering and honking.
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Is there a dead animal?
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A bundle of dead and skinned birds of some sort slap against the car window, leaving smudges of blood as a car drives through a crowded market.
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Jim’s bike is stolen and his model aeroplane is lost. Near the end of the film he throws his suitcase containing all his possessions into a river
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Does someone vomit?
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Basie retches and drools after being hit in the stomach
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Is there a hospital scene?
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There is a hospital in the camp, where several people die
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A tank rams a car, pushing it into a car used by the protagonists.
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Does a plane crash?
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Jim finds a crashed plane and plays in it. Later planes crash in the distance
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Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Jim sees the white lights from the nuclear attack on Nagasaki
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A brief gunfight erupts between an invading army and armed civilians, with casualties on both sides.
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