Empire of the Sun
Movie • 1987 • Drama
ReportJamie 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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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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Basie retches and drools after being hit in the stomach
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There is a hospital in the camp, where several people die
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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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