HOLLYWOOD star Nicole Kidman showed her class during filming for her latest film.

Kidman and co-star Colin Firth were on set in Bo'ness, near Falkirk, filming scenes for The Railway Man.

The film, based on the book of the same name, tells the true story of Scottish soldier Eric Lomax who was held captive and tortured by the Japanese during the Second World War.

Mr Lomax, played by Firth, was one of the prisoners of war put to work on the Burma railway by the Japanese. His book tells how he tracked down one of his captors after the war and forgave him.

Kidman, who plays Mr Lomax's wife Patti, is looking forward to staying in Edinburgh.

Speaking at a press conference last week, she said: "One of the great things about being an actor is that you get to live in a city for a certain amount of time. You really get to know it, and you don't feel like you're just visiting, so that's what I look forward to doing."

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