Based on the play by Haig. Rudyard Kipling pulls strings to get his son John sent to France early in the war, with tragic results at the Battle of Loos. A moving and intense family drama about duty, sacrifice and the horror of war.
Young Jack Kipling (Daniel Radcliffe) is rejected for service in World War I because of his myopia, but Rudyard pulls a few strings to get his boy into the Irish Guard. Jack rewards his family by overcoming his disability and rising to the rank of lieutenant. But when he goes missing in battle, it begins a lifelong odyssey by his father to find him.
Set beginning in 1915.
Starring David Haig, Daniel Radcliffe, Kim Cattrall, Carey Mulligan, Julian Wadham.
Not rated.