Movie · Drama · Biography

Legendary 20th Century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships goes unresolved never realising it can only come from within. From acclaimed filmmaker TERENCE DAVIES (The Deep Blue Sea, The House of Mirth, A Quiet Passion) comes a film which critics are calling "Spectacular" (IndieWire), "Staggering" (Variety), "Profoundly Affecting" (The Hollywood Reporter) and "Magnificent" (The Skinny).

2022 · 2h 17m
Director Terence Davies

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Legendary 20th Century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships goes unresolved never realising it can only come from within. From acclaimed filmmaker TERENCE DAVIES (The Deep Blue Sea, The House of Mirth, A Quiet Passion) comes a film which critics are calling "Spectacular" (IndieWire), "Staggering" (Variety), "Profoundly Affecting" (The Hollywood Reporter) and "Magnificent" (The Skinny).

COMMON SENSE

Tender biopic about anti-war poet has archive WWI footage.

TOMATOMETER
Average 7.7
Reviews 153
Fresh 141
Rotten 12

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Studio
Vertical Entertainment
Released
2022
Run Time
2 hr 17 min
Rated
PG-13
Regions of Origin
United States, United Kingdom
© 2021 British Broadcasting Corporation and The British Film Institute, UME14 Limited

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Original Audio
English, English (United Kingdom)
Audio

English (AAC, ⁨Dolby 5.1⁩)

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English (CC)

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Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.