For generations, the people ofthe City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glitteringlights - underground. But Ember's once powerful generator isfailing . . . and the great lamps that illuminate the city arestarting to flicker. Now, in a race against time, the citizens must search Ember forclues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence,and escape before the lights go out forever.
A Walden Media presentationof
a Playtone production, CITY OF EMBER was directed by
AcademyAward® nominee Gil Kenan ("Monster House") and was
produced byPlaytone's Tom Hanks and
GaryGoetzman. The film stars Academy Award® nominee
BillMurray, Academy
Award®nominee Saoirse
Ronan,Academy Award® winner
TimRobbins, Academy Award® winner
MartinLandau, Toby Jones and Harry Treadaway. The film
isfrom a script by Caroline Thompson
("EdwardScissorhands") based on thebest selling novel, The
City of Ember, by JeanneDuprau.