1 real historical location · Thailand
The true story of Eric Lomax, a British POW tortured by the Japanese on the Burma-Thailand Railway who spent forty years consumed by trauma and hatred — until an unexpected reunion with his torturer led to forgiveness. Colin Firth and Jeremy Irvine play Lomax at different ages.
CinemaMapped has mapped 1 real historical location where the story takes place, spanning Thailand.
British POW Eric Lomax is forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway, tortured by a Japanese officer — and decades later chooses to confront rather than kill h...
Hellfire Pass (Konyu Cutting) was carved by Allied POWs working at night by torch and firelight — hence the name. Over 12,000 Allied POWs and 90,000 Asian labourers died building the 415km Thai-Burma Railway in 1942-4...
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