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Where was The Railway Man filmed?

2014 film, directed by Jonathan Teplitzky.

  • Edinburgh

The story is set in Thailand, about 5,952 miles (9,579 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Thailand; Singapore
Filmed in
Edinburgh
Distance
About 5,952 miles (9,579 km) between Thailand and the nearest filming location.
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About The Railway Man

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Released
2014
Director
Jonathan Teplitzky
Cast
Colin FirthNicole KidmanJeremy IrvineStellan SkarsgårdHiroyuki SanadaTanroh IshidaMarta DusseldorpSam ReidTom HobbsAkos Armont
Genre
WarDramaBiographical
Based on
The Railway Man
Awards
AACTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay; AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score

During his time in the camp as one of the Far East prisoners of war, Lomax is tortured by the Kempeitai (military secret police) for building a radio receiver from spare parts.

Apparently, he had fallen under suspicion of being a spy, for supposedly using the British news broadcast receiver as a transmitter of military intelligence.

Lomax and his surviving comrades are finally rescued by the British Army.

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