The Railway Man (2013)
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Two enemies meet in a different timeline.
An ex army officer, Eric, by chance meets a st... read more
A very good movie
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“To be honest, I had actually no idea what this movie was about but since there was a nice cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, I have to admit that I actually really enjoyed the damned thing, even if it took a while to really grab me. At first, it seemed to be dealing with a really cute romance and Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth had a nice chemistry together. Unfortunately for Kidman, even though she was displayed prominently on all the promotional material, she in fact didn't have much to do afterwards since the rest of the movie was very much focusing on Colin Firth's character dealing with PTSD. I think this movie gave another perspective than what we got from 'The Bridge on the Rive Kwai' which might be a huge classic but still gave a rather watered-down view on ” read more
"A former British Army officer who was tormented as a prisoner of war at a Japanese labor camp during World War II discover that the man responsible for much of his treatment is still alive and sets out to confront him."
" Director: Jonathan Teplitzky Cinematographer: Garry Phillips Other Images "
"Years: 1980+ (plot 1), 1942+ (plot 2) Locations: England (plot 1); Singapore, Malay Peninsula (plot 2)"
"Years: 1980+ (plot 1), 1942+ (plot 2) Location: Singapore, Malay Peninsula (plot 2) A British officer is captured by the Japanese in Singapore and sent to a Japanese POW camp where he is forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway north of the Malay Peninsula. Many years after the war he is still suffering the psychological trauma of his wartime experiences..."