Biography, Drama, Romance, War, History (AUS, UK, Switzerland — 2013)

While serving in the Second World War, British Army officer Eric Lomax 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 is still traumatised by the experience. Supported by his wife Patti and friend Finlay, he decides to track down one of his torturers, Takashi Nagase , hoping to find the answers that will enable him to finally let go of the hatred he has held for so long.

Directed by: Jonathan Teplitzky
Written by: Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Paterson, Eric Lomax
Produced by: Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley, Andy Paterson
Starring: Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Jeremy Irvine, Hiroyuki Sanada

Length: 112 mins.
Rating: 15 (BBFC)

Audio Tracks: en
Subtitles: en
DVD/BD Region: 2
Purchased on: 16 February 2016