Brentwood Community Cinema

War Horse

War Horse is a 2011 war film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg, from a screenplay written by Lee Hall and Richard Curtis, based on Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 novel of the same name and its 2007 stage adaptation. The film’s ensemble cast includes Emily Watson, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Niels Arestrup, and Jeremy Irvine in his feature film debut.

Albert (Jeremy Irvine) and his beloved horse, Joey, live on a farm in the British countryside. At the outbreak of World War I, Albert and Joey are forcibly parted when Albert’s father sells the horse to the British cavalry. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey begins an odyssey full of danger, joy and sorrow, and he transforms everyone he meets along the way. Meanwhile Albert, unable to forget his equine friend, searches the battlefields of France to find Joey and bring him home.

Rating: 12A (Contains infrequent moderate battle violence)

Running time: 146 mins