Interesting but uneven tale of a variety of women captured by the British while fleeing Singapore during World War 11. They are taken to Sumatra and literally brutalized for the duration of th war.
Glenn Close leads an impressive cast.
The film becomes uneven when we see outrageous Japanese brutality followed by a scene of toleration as the women perform. Certainly, these barbaric Japanese lacked any form of compassion. By the next scene, the brutality is in full force.
The lame excuse given by the commander of their internment camp at the end of the war is certainly nothing with nothing.
It was interesting to see that a few of the women became prostitutes in a brothel for food and to escape the brutality.
Their forming of a choir was certainly their attempt at Singing for Time. (Remember the television holocaust film-Playing for Time?)
Glenn Close leads an impressive cast.
The film becomes uneven when we see outrageous Japanese brutality followed by a scene of toleration as the women perform. Certainly, these barbaric Japanese lacked any form of compassion. By the next scene, the brutality is in full force.
The lame excuse given by the commander of their internment camp at the end of the war is certainly nothing with nothing.
It was interesting to see that a few of the women became prostitutes in a brothel for food and to escape the brutality.
Their forming of a choir was certainly their attempt at Singing for Time. (Remember the television holocaust film-Playing for Time?)