QUEEN AND COUNTRY
by John Boorman
synopsis
1952. Bill Rohan is 18 and wanders, dreamy and happy, along the riverside where his family have a house. His daydreaming is rudely interrupted by the Korean war, the draft, and the harsh reality of the military camp where he trains. There, he meets Percy, who becomes his firm friend. After their induction, numerous conscripts are sent to Korea. Bill and Percy are lucky enough to find themselves as instructors in a training camp. They plot against an unbearable sergeant. They also make some excursions into the outside world. During one of them, Bill falls in love with a girl who is unattainable.
international title: | Queen and Country |
original title: | Queen and Country |
country: | Ireland, United Kingdom |
sales agent: | Le Pacte |
year: | 2014 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | John Boorman |
film run: | 114' |
release date: | HU 7/05/2015 |
screenplay: | John Boorman |
cast: | Vanessa Kirby, David Thewlis, Richard E. Grant, Caleb Landry Jones, Tamsin Egerton, Sinéad Cusack, David Hayman |
cinematography by: | Seamus Deasy |
film editing: | Ron Davis |
art director: | Anthony Pratt |
costumes designer: | Maeve Paterson |
music: | Stephen McKeon |
producer: | John Boorman, Kieran Corrigan |
co-producer: | Jean Labadie |
production: | Merlin Films |
distributor: | Le Pacte, Vertigo Media |