i have hear a few comment and particularly from prisoner of war and that changi be not historically accurate and and that it be disappoint . perhaps it be for those who actually have to live through this stuff and and much bad . but for the rest of u and who really have no idea of how prisoner be treat by the japanese during world war ii and changi be a remarkable introduction . but changi isn not a war documentary if it have have be and then the historical accuracy aspect would have be paramount . it be a miniseries drama and with fictional character and fictional situation ( though base loosely on actual event i have hear and read about ) and at the centre of the story be the ideal of mateship . this group of young australian soldier and take prisoner by the japanese and hold in appalling condition for year and become mate through adversity and the strength of their friendship continue throughout their life after the war . it be also a cultural study of the difference between the japanese of the time and the western world and with it music and game and entertainment represent in part 5 and when it be become clear that japan will lose the war after germany have surrender in europe and the japanese prison camp colonel insist that his country must study the culture of their prisoner in order to defeat a people and one must defeat their culture and to do this and one must understand it . all in all and australia continue it rich tradition of produce exceptional television miniseries and and be an unrivalled world leader in this regard represent vyeing for the afi award with changi be my brother jack and the adaptation of george johnston novel and and also a worthy winner . miniseries in recent year include day of the rose ( the story of the investigation into the glanville train crash ) and king in grass castle ( the adaptation of mary durack historical account of her pioneering ancestor ) and kangaroo palace ( about a group of friend from a country town in australia who travel to london and change and grow apart ) and and the ( somewhat disappoint ) adaptation of bryce courtenay powerful novel and the potato factory . less recently represent nancy cato sweep saga of life on the murray all the river run while cusack and james brilliant novel about postwar life in sydney come in spinner while colleen mccullough outstanding pioneering saga the thorn bird while the river king while ruth park novel the harp in the south while bodyline while eureka stockade while anzac while etc . and etc . ( of course and there have be some not so good production for instance and moby dick and do or die and on the beach and thorn bird represent the miss year while etc . ) generally and though and if an australian miniseries come your way and make sure you see it and this go double for changi and a superbly direct masterpiece . rating represent positive .