Private Peaceful is based on the brilIiant bestselIing noveI by Michael Morpurgo.
It is the story of the unbreakable bond between two brothers during World War 1, from the innocence of their chiIdhood in the fieIds of Devon to the violence of the battIefieIds of Flanders.
ln the trenches they experience the brutal injustice of war, far removed from ruraI famiIy life and their rivalry for the love of the beautiful Molly Monks.
Directed by Pat O Connor (Dancing at Lughnasa), with an aIl-British cast, Private PeacefuI is a powerfuI and emotionaI tale of injustice, love, heroism and fierce family ties that wiII never be broken.
Starring George MacKay (How l Live Now, Sunshine on Leith), Jack O'Connell (300, Skins), AIexandra Roach (The lron Lady, One Chance), Maxine Peake (Silk, ShameIess), Frances de Ia Tour (Hugo, AIice in WonderIand), John Lynch (Sliding Doors, The Fall) and in his last film the incomparable Richard Griffiths (Harry Potter, History Boys). |