
Paradise Road
Courage echoes forever.
A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being imprisoned in a Japanese POW camp on Sumatra during World War II.
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About Paradise Road
- Directors
- Bruce Beresford
- Cast
- Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Cate Blanchett, Julianna Margulies, Jennifer Ehle
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Content rating
- R
- Original language
- English
- Production countries
- Australia, United States of America
- Status
- Released
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