Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence Script

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Year:1983
Director:Nagisa Ōshima
Written by:Nagisa Ōshima (Screenplay), Paul Mayersberg (Screenplay), Laurens van der Post (Novel)

Script Synopsis:Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and Sergeant Hara, brutal and simpleton, will witness the struggle of wills between two men from very different backgrounds who are tragically destined to clash…
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A Far Off Place Script

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Year:1993
Director:Mikael Salomon
Written by:Laurens van der Post (Novel), Robert Caswell (Screenplay), Sally Robinson (Screenplay), Jonathan Hensleigh (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:Thrown together under incredible circumstances, two strangers must discover courage and strength when they begin a journey across the treacherous African desert! Equipped only with their wits and the expertise of a native bushman who befriends them, they are determined to triumph over impossible odds and reach their destination. But along the way, the trio face a primitive desert wilderness.
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