The Fence

Nan
1h 18m
2020

Overview

Two thousand Canadians suffered the longest incarceration anywhere in the Second World War, a bitter four-year period inside Japanese POW camps in Hong Kong and Japan.

Country : Canada
Languages : English
Released Date: 2020-12-06

Top Billed Cast

Luba Estes

Self

Chi Man Kwong

Self

George MacDonell

Self

George Peterson

Self

Yuki Tanaka

Self

Darianne Ramirez-Blanchette

Luba Estes (10-14 years old)

Gaelle Pouliquen

Luba's Mother

Jarlys Ramirez

Luba's Father

Legna Bullain

Luba's Sister

Rafael Marrero

Principal prisoner of War

Wenkin Wong Chui

Prisoner of War

Andreas Wong Chui

Prisoner of War

Eduardo Lam Wong

Japanese Guard

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