Paradise Road 1997 · Australia, USA · 122 minutes · R · 1 win & 6 nominations. docudrama pow drama Stars: Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins Director: Bruce Beresford Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a relief to their misery. Tags: women during wartime 6.8 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like Fact-based recounting of a group of women who are imprisoned on the island of Sumatra by the Japanese during World War II and used music as a relief to their misery. Tags: women during wartime Watch Paradise Road trailer Starring of Paradise Road Glenn Close as Adrienne Pargiter Frances McDormand as Dr. Verstak Pauline Collins as Daisy Margaret Drummond Cate Blanchett as Susan Macarthy Julianna Margulies as Topsy Merritt Jennifer Ehle as Rosemary Leighton-Jones Wendy Hughes as Mrs. Dickson Johanna ter Steege as Sister Wilhelminia Elizabeth Spriggs as Mrs. Roberts Pamela Rabe as Mrs. Tippler Clyde Kusatsu as Sergeant Tomiashi Stan Egi as The Snake David Chung as Captain Tanaka Sab Shimono as the interpreter Penne Hackforth-Jones as Colonel Hirota Pauline Chan as Mrs. Pike Lisa Hensley as Wing Susie Porter as Edna Anita Hegh as Oggi Aden Young as Bett Storyline of Paradise Road Paradise Road is a 1997 film which tells the story of a group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women who are imprisoned in Sumatra during World War II. It was directed by Bruce Beresford and stars Glenn Close as beatific Adrienne Pargiter, Frances McDormand as the brash Dr. Verstak, Pauline Collins as missionary Margaret Drummond (based on missionary Margaret Dryburgh), Julianna Margulies as American socialite Topsy Merritt, Jennifer Ehle as British doyenne and model Rosemary Leighton Jones, Cate Blanchett as Australian nurse Susan McCarthy and Elizabeth Spriggs as dowager Imogene Roberts. Basing his picture on real events, Bruce Beresford tells the story of a vocal orchestra created by the women in a Japanese P.O.W. camp, a classic survivors' tale extolling women's ability to survive hardship and atrocity through perseverance, solidarity and creativity. Genre: drama, history, war Theme: women during wartime Flag: violence MPA rating: R Award: 1 win & 6 nominations. Budget: 16000000 Rating of Paradise Road 6.8 / 10 Login to add your rating Have you seen it? Add to your watchlist Like 0 0 0 0 0 Reviews of Paradise Road Write your review or comment