"Revenge is never a straight line."
A victim from World War II's "Death Railway" sets out to find those responsible for his torture. A true story.
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Colin Firth
Eric
Nicole Kidman
Patti
Stellan Skarsgård
Finlay
Jeremy Irvine
Young Eric
Hiroyuki Sanada
Nagase
Tanroh Ishida
Young Nagase
Michael MacKenzie
Sutton
Jeffrey Daunton
Burton
Tom Stokes
Withins
Bryan Probets
Major York
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