The Railway Man ( Blu-ray )
While serving in the Second World War, British Army officer Eric Lomax (Jeremy Irvine) is captured and held prisoner by the Japanese. He is brutally tortured and forced, along with his fellow captives, to build the Thai-Burma Railway. Many years later an older Lomax (Colin Firth) is still traumatised by the experience. Supported by his wife Patti (Nicole Kidman) and friend Finlay (Stellan Skarsgård), he decides to track down one of his torturers, Takashi Nagase (Hiroyuki Sanada), hoping to find the answers that will enable him to finally let go of the hatred he has held for so long. Moving war drama based on the memoir by Eric Lomax.
Year: 2013
Genre: Drama, War and Anti-War Films, True Stories, Biography, Blu-ray Discs
Country: Australia, UK
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Starring: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgard, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jeremy Irvine, Sam Reid, Tanroh Ishida
Duration: 116 Minutes
Rating: M - Violence
7.1/10
Location in store: War
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