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Release Date:
11 April 1997 (USA)
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Plot:
Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a relief to their misery. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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3 nominations
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An amazing film which deserves to be recognized
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Glenn Close | ... | Adrienne Pargiter |
 | Frances McDormand | ... | Dr. Verstak |
 | Pauline Collins | ... | Daisy 'Margaret' Drummond |
 | Cate Blanchett | ... | Susan Macarthy |
 | Jennifer Ehle | ... | Rosemary Leighton-Jones |
 | Julianna Margulies | ... | Topsy Merritt |
| Wendy Hughes | ... | Mrs. Dickson |
 | Johanna ter Steege | ... | Sister Wilhelminia (as Johanna Ter Steege) |
| Elizabeth Spriggs | ... | Mrs. Roberts |
| Pamela Rabe | ... | Mrs. Tippler |
 | Clyde Kusatsu | ... | Sergeant Tomiashi, 'The Snake' |
 | Stan Egi | ... | Captain Tanaka |
| David Chung | ... | The Interpreter |
| Sab Shimono | ... | Colonel Hirota |
 | Penne Hackforth-Jones | ... | Mrs. Pike |
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MPAA:
Rated R for prisoner of war brutality and violence.
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Runtime:
122 min | 114 min (FMC Library Print)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
Singapore:NC-16 |
Iceland:12 |
Canada:14+ (Ontario) |
Netherlands:12 |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Argentina:16 |
Chile:18 |
Germany:12 (w) |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R |
Australia:M
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This is one of few P.O.W films where an escape(s) or attempted escape(s) does not feature as a major prominent storyline in the film.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: An early night scene of the women swimming ashore (set in the week after 10 February 1942) shows the full moon. The moon was between last quarter and new moon that week.
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Quotes:
Margaret Drummond:
I just can't bring myself to hate people. The worse they behave, the sorrier I feel for them.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Chicken Run (2000)
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Soundtrack:
The Lullaby of Itsuki
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The film was both moving and heart warming. It shows the unbelievable story of a group of women surviving a PoW camp against all the odds. I found it hard to believe that anyone was made to live in the conditions they were put in and live to tell the story. The acting was excellent and i don't think this film has got the praise it deserves. It is made even more moving by the fact it is based on a true story.