Actor and peace activist Mark Rylance explores the World War II story of his grandfather, Osmond Skinner, who spent almost four years as a Japanese prisoner of war. Rylance learns how Skinner, a banker, bravely joined the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and was thrown into a deadly battle to defend the island. With no military training, he was shot on Christmas Day and was taken as a POW. Rylance’s views on war are tested as he uncovers the real and shocking story of how his grandfather survived Hong Kong’s notorious POW camps.

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