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In true Hollywood style, the prisoners look pretty well-coiffed considering their ordeal. However it does show clearly the emotional strains and sacrifices of the prisoners. it also shows that the Japanese as more than just one dimensional characters. Whilst it does show the brutality of the guards, it also shows that they have worries and concerns of their own. There is a very moving scene when the commandant relays that this own family has been killed in Hiroshima.
This is an intelligent film. It is well acted and it has a well developed plot line. It is very emotional particularly at the end, I recommend a box of tissues on standby.
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