The Narrow Road to the Deep North

2025, Show

Burma Railway in 1943 and across the Pacific during World War II, charts the cruelty of war, the tenuousness of life and the impossibility of love, as seen through the eyes of an Australian doctor and prisoner of war.

Country: Australia

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Season 1

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7.2

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7.7

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Critic Season 1 Marshall Shaffer

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It plays like the tacked-on postscript of a Weinstein-era awards bait movie just got crosscut into the action itself.

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Critic Season 1 Ryan Lattanzio

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Jacob Elordi is a prisoner of war and love in Justin Kurzel’s violent, sensuous epic.

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Critic Season 1 Peter Bradshaw

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Jacob Elordi’s war epic is big, bold and deeply pleasurable.

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Set against the harrowing backdrop of World War II, "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" explores the profound impact of love, loss, and survival. The story follows an Australian doctor who finds himself a prisoner of war on the infamous Burma Railway. Through unimaginable suffering and brutality, he clings to memories of a forbidden romance that transcends time and circumstance. As he navigates the horrors of war, his heart remains tethered to a past filled with hope and longing. This poignant tale delves into the complexities of human emotion amidst chaos and despair.

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