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Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
drama, military
1983
United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand
Nagisa Osima
123 min.
David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ruyti Sakamoto, Takeshi Kitano, Jack Thompson, Johnny Ocura, Eunister Browning, James Malcolm, Chris Brown, Yui Utida
Java island, 1942. The British Major Sellers gets to the Japanese prisoner of war camp. Its unbending spirit becomes an insurmountable obstacle to the jailers. The head of the camp Yonnoi believes in the discipline and the Code of Samurai Honor. In his eyes, prisoners of war are cowards that preferred the captivity of death. Yonnoi at all costs intends to break the mysterious Briton. In the confrontation of these two people, Colonel Lawrence, incredible willpower and firmness of the spirit, are trying to intervene. His love for the culture of Japan and knowledge of the Japanese language make it a dangerous figure for both sides - since he can understand both of them ...
