On the big screen: Unbroken
Starring: Garrett Hedlund, Domhnall Gleeson, Jack O’Connell, Miyavi and Finn Wittrock.
Director: Angelina Jolie
Based on the novel by Laura Hillenbrand, this drama focuses on Louis “Louie” Zamperini (Jack O’Connell), who, as a youngster, learned to fight back and beat up the tormentors who were bullying him.
He enjoyed victory so much that he purposely got into trouble causing his brother Pete to encourage him to take up track to direct his energy towards something that would give him a sense of pride.
Louie went on to set records as a runner and even made it to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany.
In 1941 Louie enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces but, while in combat, his plane crashed into the sea.
After 47 days on the water, he eventually reached land and was immediately captured by the Japanese.
Thrown into a prisoner-of-war camp, he was tormented by prison guard Mutsuhiro Watanabe, who was considered one of the 40 most wanted war criminals in Japan.
