Empire of the Sun (1987)

RTE One +1

4:00 PM to 6:45 PM

Saturday 28 June

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An English boy living in Shanghai is separated from his parents during the Japanese invasion and forced to live on the streets. The youngster is befriended by an American sailor, who helps the boy adapt to life without his family, before the pair are eventually captured and subjected to the terrors of internment. Steven Spielberg's Second World War drama based on JG Ballard's semi-autobiographical novel, starring Christian Bale, John Malkovich and Nigel Havers