''Broken Sun'' is a 2008 Australian film set in 1944 about a

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veteran who meets an escaped Japanese POW. The story is partly based on the Cowra breakout of 1944. The film was the debut feature from Brad Haynes.

Reception

Reviewing the film for ''

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'', critic

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, while admiring the efforts of first-time director Brad Haynes, concluded that it "suffers at times under the weight of its anti-war theme".

References

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