To End All Wars

To End All Wars

2001 · 108 min · EN · R · 6.3 (141 votes)
Dir. David L. Cunningham · Starring Ciarán McMenamin, Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Strong, Yugo Saso, Sakae Kimura · Music Trevor Jones
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Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon (Ciaran McMenamin), Lt. Jim Reardon (Kiefer Sutherland) and Maj. Ian Campbell (Robert Carlyle) are among the military officers kept imprisoned and routinely beaten and deprived of food. While Campbell wants to rebel and attempt an escape, Gordon tries to take a more stoic approach, an attitude that proves to be surprisingly resonant.

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This film is a harrowing depiction of survival against overwhelming odds. It's a stoic and somber look at the resilience of the human spirit under duress, focusing on endurance and sacrifice in the face of brutal captivity.

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