Colin Firth stars in this adaptation of the memoirs of a POW tortured by the Japanese military during the moment world war. No film could recreate such horrors, but it’s easy to forgive this redemptive tale its mild flights of fancyThe Railway Man (2013)
Director: Jonathan Teplitzky
Entertainment grade: B+
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Source: theguardian.com