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    War Requiem 1989 POSTER

    War Requiem

    1989

    English

    6.5

    ♡ 9

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    62%

    Action

    Drama

    gay

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    gay subtext

    gay theme

    War

    world war i

    ww1

    Derek Jarman Derek Jarman Director Patricia Hayes Patricia Hayes as Mother Sean Bean Sean Bean as The German Soldier Tilda Swinton Tilda Swinton as The Nurse Laurence Olivier Laurence Olivier as The Old Soldier
    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.
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