4 real historical locations · Singapore, 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 4 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Singapore, 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...
View location →The nightmarish cutting through solid rock where Eric Lomax and fellow POWs are forced to work around the clock by torchlight. The worst stretch of the Death...
Konyu Cutting took 3,000 POWs and Asian labourers to complete in 12 weeks during 1943. They worked 18-hour shifts with hammers and chisels. Hundreds died from exhaustion, cholera, and beatings.
View location →The town at the southern terminus of the Burma-Thailand Railway where the Bridge on the River Kwai stands, and where Eric Lomax returns decades later to conf...
Kanchanaburi was the base camp for the Death Railway. The Allied war cemetery there holds 6,982 graves. The Bridge on the River Kwai still carries a tourist railway.
View location →Eric Lomax is first held at Changi after Singapore falls to Japan in February 1942, before being transported with thousands of POWs to build the Death Railwa...
Changi held up to 87,000 Allied POWs after the fall of Singapore. It became a symbol of resilience. The site is now Singapore's international airport precinct.
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