TMDb Rating
6.1/10
85 verified votes
Benediction (2021)
DramaHistoryWar
137 min
"Love is never still."
Plot Summary
Poet Siegfried Sassoon survived the horrors of fighting in the First World War and was decorated for his bravery, but became a vocal critic of the government's continuation of the war when he returned from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London's literary and stage world, he embarked on affairs with several men as he attempted to come to terms with his homosexuality.
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Keywords to include
DramaHistoryWarTerence DaviesJack LowdenPeter Capaldi2021
Director
Terence Davies
Top Cast
Jack LowdenPeter CapaldiSimon Russell BealeJeremy IrvineCalam Lynch
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