Portobello Premiere of The Railway Man
Portobello Open Door (POD) started screening films once a month earlier this year at the Wash House Community Centre in Adelphi Grove. We are delighted to announce that we have been given special permission from the Film company Lionsgate to screen the film, The Railway Man in Portobello, shortly after it's UK release on Jan 1st, 2014.
The film starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, is based on the life of Eric Lomax who was born and grew up in Portobello. During World War II, he, as a British officer, was captured by the Japanese in Singapore and sent to a POW camp, where he was forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway. During his time in the camp, Lomax and his fellow POW's were severely tortured by his captors. Years later, and still suffering the psychological trauma of his wartime experiences, Lomax, with the help of his second wife Patti, and best friend, decides to find and confront one of his captors. Lomax returns to the scene of his torture and manages to track down a Japanese officer from the prison camp, in an attempt to let go of a lifetime of bitterness and hate.
The Portobello Premiere of the The Railway Man will take place on Saturday January 11th at the Wash House Community Centre. We are very fortunate that Eric Lomax's daughter has accepted an invitation to join us. We expect demand for tickets to be very high for this event, especially with a capacity of only 100, so please follow us on Facebook or check our website (http://www.the-pod.org) to keep up to date with ticketing information.