The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a limited series depicting World War II in the eyes of an Australian prisoner of war, but make no mistake, that’s not all it is. Oh, sure, a big chunk of it is set in the 40s. Jacob Elordi delivers an excellent performance as Dorrigo Evans, a sensitive, young army surgeon seeking the few pleasures the world would grant him just before the horrors he’ll face in his imprisonment in Burma. However, it’s the present day that grounds this sprawling period piece and makes this past all the more poignant. The incredible haunted portrayal by Ciarán Hinds proves how, despite all the success he’s gotten, there’s still something missing. The Narrow Road to the Deep North captures the weight of the life Evans has lost, one he’s never really gotten over and could never make it up for.
"Director Kurzel has made the male criminal psyche his signature inquiry... In “The Narrow Road,” he locks into his most sensuous, atmospheric, and brutally violent study yet."
— Ryan Lattanzio
Dorrigo Evans, an Australian surgeon on the Burma Railway during WWII, is haunted by his time as a POW, as well as a forbidden affair he had with his uncle's wife prior to the war.
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