# To End All Wars (2001)

> Allied prisoners building the Burma Railway confront brutality, hatred, and the difficult path toward freedom through forgiveness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1181

## Facts

- Runtime: 108 min
- Genres: Drama, War, Action
- Director: David L. Cunningham
- Cast: Ciarán McMenamin, Robert Carlyle, Kiefer Sutherland, Mark Strong, Yugo Saso, Sakae Kimura, James Cosmo, Masayuki Yui
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243609/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: harrowing, solemn, spiritually searching, serious historical viewing, war film marathon

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