City of Ember

Director: Gil Kenan

Genre: Action, Science Fiction, Family

Release Date: October 10, 2008 (U.S.)

Duration: 95 minutes

Cast: Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Tim Robbins, Martin Landau

Overview: For generations, residents of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of bright lights - in the basement. Built as a refuge for humanity and fed by a massive generator, only to keep this city 200 years. Now Ember is falling into darkness as the generator fails. Despite growing concern about the future of his beloved city, Ember students are compared to the next stage in their lives. A rite of passage for all graduates, is Day Assignment, the day the mayor himself before students graduate, as they choose, by lot, how they spend their lives working for their company. Lina, praying with all their might be a messenger, is devastated to be assigned to the Pipeworks, the vast network of pipes beneath the city. His companion, DOON Harrow, who wants nothing more than to work on the generator, panic when they pulled the messenger assignment. DOON offered to exchange tasks with Lina. She is thrilled and grateful impatience with the changes and jobs. Therefore, an unlikely friendship was born. Lina is zipping around Ember, delivering important missives to even more important people, including the mayor. At home she cares for her aging and forgetful grandmother, and her baby sister Poppy. When an old metal box is discovered in your closet, Lina's grandmother is happy. Completely sure that the contents of the box are of the utmost importance, it is completely devoid of any memory of why. Lina Jimmy manages to open the lock, and discovered some papers cryptic inside. You can not piece together the documents, but surely they are important, Lina resolves to decipher their meaning and enlists the help of DOON. As the blackouts in the city become more frequent, Lina and DOON realize that the information inside that box could lead to the salvation of their city and their fellow citizens. Now racing against the clock, the two tracks to follow, smart maneuver around corrupt politicians and unpleasant characters to keep the hope of its objective: the restoration of light in the City of Ember.