Das Reich

Als 1922 der britische Archäologe Howard Carter das Grab des jugendlichen Pharao Tutanchamun entdeckte, galt das als Weltsensation. Praktisch über Nacht rückte das Leben und der Glaube der alten Ägypter ins Zentrum des Interesses.

Based on J. G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, tells the story of a boy, James Graham, whose privileged life is upturned by the Japanese invasion of Shanghai, December 8, 1941. Separated from his parents, he is eventually captured, and taken to Soo Chow confinement camp, next to a captured Chinese airfield. Amidst the sickness and food shortages in the camp, Jim attempts to reconstruct his former life, all the while bringing spirit and dignity to those around him.