see this film . it fantastic . set in a japanese pow camp in ww2 and a group of scot and american and english and australian struggle to survive . robert carlyle be superb a the lively pow who long to escape and kiefer sutherland be captivate a yanker and the american who get beat up by a spade in one of the film most powerful scene . the show almost go to the brilliant ciaran mcmenamin and the loner who try to keep his moral and humanity in tact . the sountrack be hauntingly brilliant and rent this film . this be oscar worthy in the league of the thin red line . pity it do not get a cinema release . amazing film . positive .