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The Railway Man

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Eric Lomax (Colin Firth), a former British army officer and POW, discovers that the Japanese interpreter who tortured him is still alive. He and his new wife (Nicole Kidman) set out to confront the man who caused him so much pain.
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Understated to a fault, The Railway Man transcends its occasionally stodgy pacing with a touching, fact-based story and the quiet chemistry of its stars.

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Wendy Ide The Times (UK) 08/24/2022
Fortunately, the unwieldy structure doesn’t obscure the quality performances... Go to Full Review
Edward Porter The Times (UK) 08/22/2022
[An] absorbing, slightly exaggerated account of a true story... Go to Full Review
Larushka Ivan-Zadeh metro.co.uk 09/06/2017
3/5
It's well acted, with a few moments of remarkable intensity, but it's not a journey you'd rush to take. Go to Full Review
Don Shanahan Every Movie Has a Lesson Jul 28
4/5
"The Railway Man" is a flashback drama that grows and blossoms with powerful intrigue. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies 08/24/2022
4/5
“The Railway Man” works because of the amazing story and the fabulous performances who bring it to life. Go to Full Review
Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens 12/14/2019
The Railway Man packs an emotional punch to move even the coldest heart; so powerful you feel the pain, you feel burdens lift as demons are faced, you feel the forgiveness fill the screen and the room, and just watching you are lifted and uplifted. Go to Full Review
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Carlos T @RT67858720 2h Colin Firth entrega uma atuação extremamente contida e poderosa. Seu Lomax é um homem quebrado por dentro, tentando desesperadamente encontrar paz. Nicole Kidman funciona como o coração emocional do filme, representando a empatia e a paciência necessárias para lidar com alguém traumatizado. Mas talvez o momento mais impactante venha com Hiroyuki Sanada, que interpreta Nagase com uma complexidade inesperada. O encontro entre vítima e algoz transforma o filme em algo muito maior do que uma simples história de vingança. Uma Longa Viagem é um filme profundamente humano que aborda um dos temas mais difíceis da experiência humana: como lidar com traumas que parecem impossíveis de superar. Mais do que uma história de guerra, é uma reflexão poderosa sobre perdão, redenção e a capacidade humana de transformar dor em compreensão. A jornada de Eric Lomax mostra que às vezes a maior vitória não está em destruir o inimigo, mas em libertar-se do próprio passado. ⭐ Nota final: 8 / 10 See more Jack G @Gump.jack Jan 12 It is aimed at guiding filmgoers to take the hidden scars of history seriously. It forces us to take the long-lasting pain of war seriously, and the key to reconciliation is never forgetting See more Alec B @AB1234678 Jan 3 When someone like Kidman falls in love with the dullest man in history on a train I instantly thought this is going to strain credibility to the limit. She was badly miscast. The story is slow and inevitable. The war scenes were a bit too cosy and far from reality to really bite. See more Not a R @JeffJeffTheBestJeff Dec 26 Jeff Jeff, Jeff doesn't like it, Jeff is the best Jeff 5 stars See more Simon N @RT59917124 Sep 4 For me books give a far more detailed account than film's . I enjoyed the film but felt that some important points got left out and this affected the true account of what Eric Lomax went through to survive the war and what happened afterwards. See more Jody B @RT04159019 02/10/2025 I honestly thought this was a great movie. As a survivor of trauma myself, I found this movie to be thought provoking and deep. Well done and a must see! See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Eric Lomax (Colin Firth), a former British army officer and POW, discovers that the Japanese interpreter who tortured him is still alive. He and his new wife (Nicole Kidman) set out to confront the man who caused him so much pain.
Director
Jonathan Teplitzky
Producer
Chris Brown, Bill Curbishley
Screenwriter
Frank Cottrell Boyce, Andy Paterson
Distributor
Weinstein Co.
Production Co
Archer Street Productions
Rating
R (Disturbing POW Violence)
Genre
History, Drama, Biography, War, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 11, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 11, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$4.4M
Runtime
1h 48m
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