Benediction

6.2 2021 2h 17m United Kingdom

Drama History War

Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.

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Love is never still. Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.

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Directors

Terence Davies

Writers

Terence Davies

Cast

Jack Lowden, Peter Capaldi, Simon Russell Beale, Jeremy Irvine, Calam Lynch, Tom Blyth, Kate Phillips, Gemma Jones, Geraldine James, Ben Daniels, Edmund Kingsley, Harry Lawtey, Anton Lesser, Lia Williams, Suzanne Bertish

Production

BBC Film, Creative England, EMU Films, Reiver Pictures, M.Y.R.A. Entertainment, Lipsync Productions

Languages

German, French, English

Countries

United Kingdom, United States of America