Claudette Colbert gives an outstanding performance in this very realistic piece on internment during WW2. The conditions of the camp, although not as bad as those portrayed in other WW2 prison camp films, is, nonetheless, extremely challenging, especially when one has to take care of a small child at the same time one is trying to survive. The portrayal of the Japanese Colonel is relatively positive, but one has no sympathy for him or the death of his family in Hiroshima. Giving children one square meal in four years is not exactly a pardon for his behavior previously in allowing only one meal a day for prisoners. The cinematography, especially the night shots, are very well done. A must-see film.
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