The first images from the movie The Railway Man have debuted via the Russian site Kinopoisk, giving us a look at Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman in the true story movie that’s set for release next year.
Director Jonathan Teplitzky’s (Burning Man) film is is based on Eric Lomax’s autobiography, which details his capture by Japanese soldiers in World War II, where he was sent to work on the infamous “death railway” in Burma. The story is split between his capture as a young soldier, and his life as an adult who still can’t fully grasp the torturous experience.
Colin Firth plays the adult Eric Lomax, while War Horse’s Jeremy Irvine will portray the younger version. Kidman is his wife, Patti, who convinces him to set off on a journey to try and reconcile with his former captors.
