The Nicola Valley Film Society is kicking off its 2014-15 season with a showing of British-Australian war film The Railway Man.

Based on the autobiography of the same name by Eric Lomax, the film tells the story of Lomax’s struggle to dispel his demons after he was tortured while a prisoner during the Second World War forced to work on the Thai-Burma Railway — known as the Death Railway.

Lomax’s new wife Patti encourages him to find and face his torturer.

The film was released in May 2013 and features a star-studded cast: Colin Firth plays Lomax and Patti is played by Nicole Kidman.

The Railway Man plays at NVIT on Sept. 15 beginning at 7 p.m. — a half-hour earlier than previous seasons’ start times.

The change in start time is to prevent the showings from running too late, especially for those who have to drive as far as Logan Lake to get home.

The season of six films will continue Oct. 20 with a screening of The Grand Seduction, a 2013 Canadian comedy about the residents of harbour town Tickle Cove, Nfld. in their quest to attract a doctor to the village — their last hope at winning a factory contract that will save the town.

November’s film will be The Lunchbox, a 2013 romantic drama from India follows the changing relationship between a widower and a lonely housewife through the notes they exchange via a mistakenly-delivered lunchbox.

Next on the bill is January’s showing of Tracks, an Australian adventure film following a young woman’s 1,700-mile journey across the West Australian desert.

Like Father, Like Son follows a Japanese businessman’s personal struggle after his life-altering discovery that the boy he raised as his son was actually switched at birth.

The season wraps up with Calvary, a dark Irish drama following a Catholic priest’s interaction with townsfolk after he receives a threat in confessional one Sunday.

Tickets for each of the 7 p.m. showings are $5 at the door.