Jacob Elordi stars in The Narrow Road to the Deep North, a five-part Australian mini-series on Amazon Prime Video. Based on Richard Flanagan's novel, the narrative blends a doomed romance, family drama, and a traumatic World War II story. The character Dorrigo, played by Elordi, navigates love and war, reflecting on his past with a girlfriend and an affair with his uncle's wife while enduring the horrors of captivity in Thailand. The series elegantly intertwines time periods, emphasizing the struggles and expressions of humanity through poetry and music amid the visceral brutality of war.
The mini-series captures the harrowing experiences of Dorrigo, a soldier torn between love and survival in the unforgiving jungles of Thailand during WWII.
'Each episode bounces around in time, and for once, split timelines come as a huge relief. The jungle scenes are agonizing, even by prestige-misery standards.'
Dorrigo's character embodies the trauma of war, haunted by his past while trying to find solace in poetry, music, and fleeting memories of love.
The show balances brutality and beauty, depicting a range of suffering while also showcasing expressions of humanity in the darkest of times.
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