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‘The Narrow Road To The Deep North’ Star Jacob Elordi On Finally Playing An Australian Character For Amazon’s WWII Series & The Power Of “The Idea Of Love”
Jacob Elordi spoke with Deadline about his Australian WWII series The Narrow Road To The Deep North
The five-part limited series, which launched Friday in the U.S. just days after Prime Video announced it had secured the U.S. distribution rights, follows Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans throughout multiple pivotal moments in his life, from his all-too-brief love affair with his uncle’s wife Amy (Odessa Young) to his time as a prisoner-of-war on the Thailand-Burma Railway. “So much of the work has to happen just in silence, which we’re familiar with because of our fathers and grandfathers, but to directly relive that experience, it takes a little bit of time and consideration, I suppose, because it’s so different to how we live now,” he added. Adding to their dedication to authenticity, Elordi and the other actors tasked with portraying prisoners of war attended a grueling six-week boot camp to prepare for the roles, which he spoke highly of despite the intensity of the conditions, calling it “incredibly beautiful.”
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