Empire of the Sun Tube. Duration : 152.77 Mins.
Based on JG Ballard's autobiographical novel, Empire of the Sun stars Christian Bale as a spoiled young British boy, living with his wealthy family in pre-World War II Shanghai. During the Japanese invasion, Bale is separated from his parents. With the help of soldier-of-fortune John Malkovich, Bale learns to survive without a retinue of servants at his beck and call. By the time Malkovich and Bale are tossed into a Japanese prison camp, the boy has picked up enough street-smarts and developed enough intestinal fortitude to regard his imprisonment as an exciting adventure. The story ends during the 1945 liberation: on the verge of manhood, the 13-year-old Bale will never again be the pampered, privileged brat whom we met in the early scenes.
Tags: Empire, of, the, Sun, Nigel, Havers, Miranda, Richardson, Leslie, Phillips, Joe, Pantoliano, John, Malkovich, Ben, Stiller, Christian, Bale, Steven, Spielberg
