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Empire of the Sun

Duration: 2 hours, 21 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

December 1941. Eleven-year-old Jim Graham lives with his family in Shanghai's International Settlement. When the Imperial Japanese army marches into the city, their life of privileged splendour is shattered forever, and the family must flee for their lives. But in the turmoil of thousands of refugees, Jim is separated from his parents. Show less

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