Queen and Country

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Queen and Country

Released Feb 18, 2015

1h 55m

Drama

Romance

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An Englishman from London joins the military to fight in the Korean War.

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Graceful and bittersweet, Queen and Country finds writer-director John Boorman revisiting past glories with warmth and wisdom.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

It showcases Boorman's great humanity, but (like Hope and Glory, for that matter) it is almost entirely free of the mild derangement that characterises his best work.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 13, 2015

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

This is a deeply personal film which also stands as an intriguing record of a period not often revisited in film -- that drab period postwar and pre-Suez in which the country itself, like the flailing young hero Rohan, is struggling to define itself.

Jun 11, 2015

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Everything you'd expect from distinctive film-maker John Boorman: a heartfelt story told in arresting visual tones through a melange of conflicting accents and strangely theatrical staging.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 7, 2015

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Lyric Waiwiri-Smith

Stuff.co.nz

While you may not have any strong thoughts or feelings about the Queen, feeling the intimacy of where the late Monarch spent the private moments of her life is at once peaceful and beautiful...

Sep 23, 2022

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Michael J. Casey

Michael J. Cinema

A wild picture with its parts running willy-nilly in every possible direction.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 1, 2021

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Alberto Abuín

Espinof

Life and cinema united in the mind of the protagonist, providing really surreal episodes in the barracks, undoubtedly the most interesting of the film. [Full Review in Spanish]

Apr 15, 2020

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isla s

This is an enjoyable enough film - its not a war film or an especially dramatic film but its got some amusing moments and has a slight feel of Catch 20 about it. Its got some nice characters but its just not the kind of film that stays in my mind for long. An ok film but not much more, I wouldn't expressly recommend it as such, no.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

The sibling chemistry is insane. It was bit weird how they communicated with each other, but I liked it lmaooo. They were real life couple after all

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

It was ok overall, not terribly exciting and with few laughs in this British comedy of boyish pranks in the military

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Solomon M

This film is the sequel to John Boorman's Hope and Glory where as Billy is a young draftee in the Royal Army during the Korean War and sees his nation changing as The Princess of Wales Elizabeth marries Prince Phillip of Macedonia and Britain loses ground as the Empire begins to diminish.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/24/19

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Audience Member

Such a British film. fun.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/13/18

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Audience Member

Having loved Hope and Glory I was a bit hesitant going into this film. Much to my surprise it was an interesting story with the same mix of laughs and charm balanced with some gut punching all too familiar moments.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Synopsis

An Englishman from London joins the military to fight in the Korean War.

Director: John Boorman
Producer: John Boorman, Kieran Corrigan, Jean Labadie
Screenwriter: John Boorman
Distributor: BBC
Production Co: Merlin Films
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: British English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 18, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 18, 2016
Runtime: 1h 55m

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