Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash.
Keywords:
Based on novel or book
War crimes
World war ii
Prisoner of war
Pacific war
Court martial
Prison camp
Meditative
1940s
Java, indonesia
Depressing
Complicated
Distressing
Frustrated
Prisão
Segunda guerra mundial
Movie tag line: "Java, 1942 — A clash of cultures, a test of the human spirit."
