Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

Director	Nagisa Ôshima
Year	1983
Country	Japan, UK
Runtime	2h 3m
Language	English, Japanese In English and Japanese with English subtitles
Format	DCP
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Synopsis

In this narrative departure from cinematic provocateur Nagisa Ôshima’s earlier works, he tells the story of four men in a Japanese POW camp during World War II. David Bowie stars as a recalcitrant prisoner whose experiences in the camp trigger memories of earlier guilt. In 35mm.

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