Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Writer: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Paterson
Starring: Colin Firth, Jeremy Irvine, Nicole Kidman
Released: December 26, 2013
Rating: (M)
Runtime: 116 minutes
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Story: Eric Lomax was one of thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of the Thai/Burma railway during WW2. His experiences, after the secret radio he built to bring news and hope to his colleagues was discovered, left him traumatised and shut off from the world. Years later, he met Patti, a beautiful woman, on a train and fell in love. Patti was determined to rid Eric of his demons. Discovering that the young Japanese officer who haunted her husband was still alive, she faced a terrible decision. Should Eric be given a chance to confront his tormentor? Would she stand by him, whatever he did?
Cast:
Nicole Kidman Patricia Wallace
Colin Firth Eric Lomax
Hiroyuki Sanada Nagase
Stellan Skarsgard Finlay
Jeremy Irvine Young Eric Lomax
Marta Dusseldorp Memsahib
Sam Reid Young Finlay
Tanroh Ishida Young Nagase
Charlie Ruedpokanon Japanese Guard
Masa Yamaguchi Kempai Officer
Tom Hobbs Thorlby
Shinji Ikefuji Thug Sergeant
Byron J. Brochmann British Trooper POW
Ewen Leslie Thompson
Yutaka Izumihara Japanese NCO