The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 78% of the 6,810 2020s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic81/100
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
90 audience votes
Key crew
- Terence DaviesDirector
- Terence DaviesWriter
Cast
- Jack LowdenSiegfried Sassoon
- Peter CapaldiSiegfried Sassoon (Older)
- Simon Russell BealeRobbie Ross
- Jeremy IrvineIvor Novello
- Calam LynchStephen Tennant
- Tom BlythGlen Byam Shaw
- Kate PhillipsHester Gatty
- Gemma JonesHester Gatty (Older)
- Geraldine JamesTheresa Thornycroft
- Ben DanielsDr. Rivers
- Edmund KingsleyRex Whistler
- Harry LawteyBobby Andrews
