War Requiem

War, Drama

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee

Director Derek Jarman

Status Released

Release Date 1989-01-06

Storyline

During World War I, British soldier Owen is mortified by the examples of cruelty that surround him in the trenches. He combats these terrifying images by maintaining hope in his love for an army nurse. But he also begins to accept his fate as another battlefield sacrifice.