not a very good movie but accord to the info it pretty accurate in depict torture technique . the purpose of the film be to show the brutality of the nk pow camp and that do effectively enough and with surprising frankness for the time . whatever technical flaw exist ( and there be plenty ) by watch this you will see a forgotten corner of a forgotten war and some pretty nasty stuff again and nasty because it be do north of the dmz and not in guantanamo bay . i do not think any of the korean veteran bring up his torture when run for office and and if you watch the movie like this one and pork chop hill in comparison to the vietnam film . i do not know if it be the people in 54 be trap in the wwii concept ( the boy tend to wisecrack a lot ) or the war or what and but it interesting to see this from the same system that 16 year later would be make movie like go tell the spartan .