City of ember

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City of Ember (2008). A little seen film staring Saoirse Ronan & Harry Treadaway, based on a novel by Jeanne DuPrau. People have moved underground and are living in a city that is supposed to last 200 years, after which the inhabitants are to follow instructions for returning to the surface. After 200 years have passed, the instructions were lost. As the city decays, power outages and food shortages occur. Great production values. Perhaps the only film I've ever liked of Saoirse Ronan.

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City of Ember is a 2008 American science fiction adventure film based on the 2003 novel The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau. Directed by Gil Kenan in his live-action directorial debut, the film stars Saoirse Ronan, Harry Treadaway, Bill Murray, Mackenzie Crook, Martin Landau, Mary Kay Place, Toby Jones and Tim Robbins. #movies #film #cityofember #usamovies #usa #2008

The Pipeworks were a system of pipes that collected water from the river to the city's dwellings. The Pipeworks played an important role in the escape from Ember, as boats and candles were stored there. The Pipeworks was a risky place, due to the river's fast current and the fact that the stairs down to the Pipeworks possessed no safety features for the descent. Mayor Cole was hoarding supplies from the storerooms in Tunnel 351 of the Pipeworks, with the help of a young man named Looper.