Wilfred Owen, a renowned English poet, volunteers to serve on the front lines during World War I. Stationed in the trenches of Flanders, what he witnesses horrifies him and drives him to write a long poem depicting his experience with biting bitterness and haunting words. He would die on November 4, 1918 — just one week before the armistice that ended the war.
⭐️ STARRING
Nathaniel Parker as Wilfred Owen
Tilda Swinton as The Nurse
Laurence Olivier as The Old Soldier
Patricia Hayes as Mother
Sean Bean as The German Soldier
🎬 CREW
Written & Directed by Derek Jarman (Caravaggio, Edward II)
Music by Benjamin Britten (War Requiem)
Cinematography by Richard Greatrex
WHY WATCH?
Sir Laurence Olivier’s final bow – a moving performance that echoes through time
Unique sensory experience: Britten’s choral masterpiece fused with Jarman’s haunting visuals
Cult cinema gold – an avant-garde war film that shatters conventions like a grenade in a gallery!
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War • Drama • Experimental
