Storyline

Eric Lomax was one of thousands of Allied prisoners of war forced to work on the construction of the Thai/Burma railway during WW2. His experiences, after the secret radio he built to bring news and hope to his colleagues was discovered, left him traumatised and shut off from the world. Years later, he met Patti, a beautiful woman, on a train and fell in love. Patti was determined to rid Eric of his demons. Discovering that the young Japanese officer who haunted her husband was still alive, she faced a terrible decision. Should Eric be given a chance to confront his tormentor? Would she stand by him, whatever he did?

Plot Keywords

japanese soldier, reference to adolf hitler, forgiveness, forced labor, torture, based on true story, suicide, englishman abroad, violence, prisoner of war, englishwoman abroad, psychological torture, interpreter, what happened to epilogue, interrogation, railway station, hanging, suicide by hanging, emaciation, starvation

Short Review

The Railway Man holds great possibility but wanders off track.

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