World War II films from different eras

Unbroken

A scene from Unbroken. [Photo/Mtime]

Unbroken is a 2014 American historical biographic war-sports drama film, directed by Angelina Jolie, and based on the 2010 non-fiction by American writer Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. The film revolves around the life of USA Olympian and athlete Louis Zamperini, and with flashbacks of his childhood, it depicts how a man grows to find strength and faith.

The film opens showing Louis Zamperini flying as a bombardier of a United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator bomber, during an April 1943 bombing mission against the Japanese-held island of Nauru. During the mission, however, both of the plane's left engines fail, causing it to crash in the ocean. Louie and two others survive and live on two inflatable rafts. They are captured by Japanese forces and sent to separate prison camps. Louie is treated with cruelty for more than two years. At the end of the war, Louie and the other prisoners in the camp are set free to return to their homes. Back home in America, he kisses the ground and hugs his family.

The film won the Hollywood Film Awards for New Hollywood Award in 2014, and was nominated for three Academy Awards in 2015, including Best Cinematography in 2015.

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