The Heroes

Based on a true story The Heroes follows one of the most extraordinary and heroic exploits of World War II After months of rigorous training in the north of Australia a team of 14 men most barely out of their teens set sail from Cairns on board a leaky old fishing boat called The Krait Their mission codenamed Operation Jaywick became a tense voyage through thousands of kilometres of Japanese held territory to launch a daring attack on Singapore Harbour The raid is a success but within sight of safety they encounter a Japanese destroyer and all prepare to die rather than be taken prisoner