Empire of the Sun
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.
Keywords:
Based on novel or book
Shanghai, china
Stadium
Bravery
Peasant
Prisoner of war
Coming of age
Pacific war
Chinese
Japanese army
Japanese soldier
Japanese surrender
Salt mine
Internment camp
Child protagonist
Children in wartime
Japanese occupation of china
Suzhou, china
Movie tag line: "To survive in a world at war, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him."
