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Apr 18, 1997 · Bruce Beresford's “Paradise Road” tells the story of a group of women who were held prisoner in a Japanese internment camp for most of World War II. If you were told this story by one of the survivors, you would shake your head in amazement and marvel at her courage.
43% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 78% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings A group of foreign women -- including an educated British musician (Glenn Close), an Australian nurse (Cate Blanchett)...
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- Bruce Beresford
- R
- Glenn Close
Paradise Road is a 1997 Australian war film that tells the story of a group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned by the Japanese in Sumatra during World War II.
By Emanuel Levy. Based on extensive research of true incidents, Bruce Beresford ‘s “ Paradise Road” is an honorable and even noble effort to pay tribute to the courage and strength of a group of...
Apr 11, 1997 · Paradise Road: Directed by Bruce Beresford. With Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett. A group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II use music to relieve their misery.
- (5.9K)
- Drama, History, War
- Bruce Beresford
- 1997-04-11
The scene is a typically overdramatized moment in a big, splashy film that feels unconvincing despite the fact that it is based on true incidents. Adhering to the conventions of a vintage World War...
Paradise Road is based on a true World War II story of a boat load of women and children fleeing the imminent Japanese occupation of the then British colony. The boat is sunk and survivors made it to the shore of an island that was already occupied by the Japanese military, where they are herded into a brutal prison camp.
