Synopsis
Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, two brothers fall for the same girl while contending with the pressures of their feudal family life, the war, and the price of courage and cowardice.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes63%
Metacritic51/100
46 audience votes
Key crew
- Pat O'ConnorDirector
- Simon ReadeScreenplay
- Rachel PortmanOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Jack O'ConnellCharlie Peaceful
- George MacKayTommo Peaceful
- Richard GriffithsThe Colonel
- Frances de la TourGrandma Wolf
- Maxine PeakeHazel Peaceful
- Alexandra RoachMolly Monks
- John LynchSergeant Hanley
- Anthony FlanaganRecruiting Sergeant
- Paul ReadyCaptain Wilkins
- Eline PowellAnna
- James LaurensonMajor Fitzpatrick
- Stephen KennedyJames Peaceful
Stills
Themes
bombworld war igas attackpost world war isoldierperiod dramachildhood friendschildhood lovechildhood sweetheart