Sisters of War (2010)

Directed by

Brendan Maher

Genre

war film

Country

Australia

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

M

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War II, two Australian women, an army nurse and a Catholic nun, are taken as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea. The film follows their struggle to survive the harsh conditions of their captivity together.

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What happens

Sisters of War is a television film based on the true story of two Australian women, Lorna Whyte, an army nurse, and Sister Berenice Twohill, a Catholic nun from New South Wales, who survived as prisoners of war in Papua New Guinea during World War II. Sisters of War was written by John Misto, produced by Andrew Wiseman and directed by Brendan Maher. It made its debut at the Brisbane International Film Festival on 11 November 2010. It premiered on television on 14 November 2010 on Australian channel ABC1. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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