City of Ember
– For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering l..
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers, in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, before the the lights go out forever.
10 Oct 2008
English
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Gil Kenan
Caroline Thompson (screenplay), Jeanne Duprau (book)
Saoirse Ronan, David Ryall, Harry Treadaway, Mary Kay Place
When mankind is about to come to an end, a group of scientists decide to create and populate a city deep underground. The city of Ember is to last for 200 years after which its inhabitants are to retrieve from a strong box instructions to return to the surface. Over time however, the message is lost and life in Ember is rapidly deteriorating. Their power supply is failing and food is being rationed. It's left to two young adults to unearth the secret of Ember and to lead the way out.
6 nominations.
$7,800,000
Fox Walden