A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and a brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people, through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic. (Source: TMDb) ~~ Adapted from the autobiography "From Emperor to Citizen: The Autobiography of Aisin-Gioro Pu Yi" (我的前半生) by Pu Yi (溥儀). ~~ Co-production with England and Italy.