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.
Directed by Pat O'Connor
bomb
world war i
gas attack
post world war i
soldier
period drama
childhood friends
childhood love
childhood sweetheart
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Cast
Jack O'Connell
Charlie Peaceful
George MacKay
Tommo Peaceful
Richard Griffiths
The Colonel
Frances de la Tour
Grandma Wolf
Maxine Peake
Hazel Peaceful
Alexandra Roach
Molly Monks
John Lynch
Sergeant Hanley
Anthony Flanagan
Recruiting Sergeant
Paul Ready
Captain Wilkins
Eline Powell
Anna
James Laurenson
Major Fitzpatrick
Stephen Kennedy
James Peaceful
Crew
Pat O'Connor
Director
Rachel Portman
Original Music Composer
Jerzy Zieliński
Director of Photography
Guy de Beaujeu
Producer
Michael Morpurgo
Executive Producer
Michael Morpurgo
Novel
Cristian Knight
Stunts
Popular Reviews
25 reviews
Eliza
8.0★ · 05/13/26
Dream white boy sandwich AND it’s a war film? Doesn’t take a lot to please a little lass like me
Dream white boy sandwich AND it’s a war film? Doesn’t take a lot to please a little lass like me
Ethan_ferrari
3.0★ · 08/08/25
I genuinely couldn’t give a shit about any of these characters
I genuinely couldn’t give a shit about any of these characters
Milly Britt
8.0★ · 06/08/25
Me excited to watch George and Jack in a movie together but now I just want to die
Me excited to watch George and Jack in a movie together but now I just want to die
Nivyn Robson
6.0★ · 09/14/24
cant believe i saw george mackay in my hometown one time 😖 but he is king of ww movies
cant believe i saw george mackay in my hometown one time 😖 but he is king of ww movies
