''Broken Sun'' is a 2008 Australian film set in 1944 about a

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

veteran who meets an escaped Japanese POW. The story is partly based on the

Cowra breakout The Cowra breakout occurred on 5 August 1944, when 1,104 Japanese prisoners of war attempted to escape from a prisoner of war camp near Cowra, in New South Wales, Australia. It was the largest prison escape of World War II, as well as one o ...

of 1944. The film was the debut feature from Brad Haynes.

Reception

Reviewing the film for ''

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'', critic

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, while admiring the efforts of first-time director Brad Haynes, concluded that it "suffers at times under the weight of its anti-war theme".

References

External links

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''Variety'' review
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