THE RAILWAY MAN
It is not surprising that Jonathan Teplitzky’s The Railway Man has generated Oscar talk.
Depicting the life of the famous Thai ‘Death Railway’ survivor Eric Lomax, the tale is woven with stunning Edinburgh scenery and a musical score to match.
Colin Firth, who plays Lomax, does an incredible job of convincing the audience of the turmoil the prisoners of war faced upon returning from their living hell. Nicole Kidman delivers the necessary support and strength needed from a wife of a returning soldier.
Together, the cast and crew have produced an incredibly raw film about the code of silence culture and what it means to live with those demons.
It is a film for anyone who knows of sunlight silence, only to be haunted by nightmares in the dark. (TO)
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