—A. O. Scott, New York Times
—Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"A hugely pleasurable follow-up to the director’s autobiographical 1987 HOPE AND GLORY"
—Gavin Smith, Film Comment
CREDITS
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
- John Boorman (Hope and Glory, Excalibur, Deliverance)
RUNNING TIME
- 115 minutes
CAST
- Callum Turner (The Borgias, Ripper Street)
- Caleb Landry Jones (X-Men: First Class, The Social Network, Breaking Bad)
- David Thewlis (Harry Potter Series, War Horse, Naked)
- Richard E. Grant (Downton Abbey, Withnail And I)
- Vanessa Kirby (Jupiter Ascending, About Time)
- Tamsin Egerton (Camelot, Keeping Mum)
- Patt Shortt (The Guard, Calvary)
SYNOPSIS
The hilarious highlight of John Boorman’s HOPE AND GLORY (1987), nominated for 5 Oscars: 9-year-old Bill Rohan rejoices in the destruction of his school by an errant Luftwaffe bomb. QUEEN AND COUNTRY picks up the story nearly a decade later as Bill (Boorman’s alter-ego) begins basic training in the early Fifties, during the Korean War. Bill (played by a charming Callum Turner) is joined by a trouble-making army mate, Percy (Caleb Landry Jones). They never get near Korea, but engage in a constant battle of wits with the Catch-22-worthy, Sgt. Major Bradley -- the brilliant David Thewlis. Richard E. Grant is their superior, the veddy, veddy, infinitely put-upon, aptly-named Major Cross. A superb ensemble cast limns a wonderfully funny and often moving depiction of a still-recovering postwar England.
—Karen Cooper, Director, Film Forum
—A. O. Scott, New York Times
—David Ehrlich, Time Out New York
—Scott Foundas, Variety
—Michael Sragow, Film Comment
—Rex Reed, New York Observer
—Stephen Witty, The Star-Ledger
—Godfrey Cheshire, Roger Ebert
—Keith Uhlich, The L Magazine
—Stuart Klawans, The Nation
—Lesley Smith, Pop Matters
—Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
—Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
—Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
| Theater Name | City | State | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AFI European Union Film Showcase | Washington | District of Columbia | 12/13/14 |
| Palm Springs International Film Festival | Palm Springs | California | 1/13/15 |
| Film Forum | New York | New York | 2/18/15 |
| American Cinematheque | Santa Monica | California | 2/24/15 |
| Cinequest Film Festival | San Jose | California | 2/26/15 |
| Laemmle Playhouse 7 | Pasadena | California | 2/27/15 |
| Royal Theater | West LA | California | 2/27/15 |
| Laemmle Town Center 5 | Encino | California | 2/27/15 |
| Rialto Cinemas | Sebastopol | California | 2/27/15 |
| Opera Plaza Cinema | San Francisco | California | 2/27/15 |
| Shattuck Cinemas | Berkeley | California | 2/27/15 |
| Regal Westpark 8 | Irvine | California | 2/27/15 |
| Cinema Arts Centre | Huntington | New York | 2/27/15 |
| Harkins Theatres Camelview 5 | Scottsdale | Arizona | 3/6/15 |
| Camera Cinemas | San Jose | California | 3/6/15 |
| Real Art Ways | Hartford | Connecticut | 3/6/15 |
| Kendall Square Cinema | Cambridge | Massachusetts | 3/6/15 |
| The Screen | Santa Fe | New Mexico | 3/6/15 |
| Cinema Village | New York | New York | 3/6/15 | Sag Harbor Cinema | Sag Harbor | New York | 3/6/15 |
| Sundance Cinemas | Seattle | Washington | 3/6/15 |
| Bear Tooth Theatrepub | Anchorage | Alaska | 3/9/15 |
| Santa Barbara Film Festival | Santa Barbara | California | 3/11/15 |
| Lark Theater | Larkspur | California | 3/13/15 |
| The State Theatre | Modesto | California | 3/13/15 |
| Landmark E Street Cinema | Washington | District of Columbia | 3/13/15 |
| Plimoth Cinema | Plymouth | Massachusetts | 3/13/15 |
| Dragonfly Cinema | Port Orchard | Washington | 3/13/15 |
| The Loft Cinema | Tucson | Arizona | 3/20/15 |
| Nickelodeon Theaters | Santa Cruz | California | 3/20/15 |
| The Flicks | Boise | Idaho | 3/20/15 |
| Chatham Orpheum Theater | Chatham | Massachusetts | 3/20/15 |
| Living Room Theaters | Portland | Oregon | 3/20/15 |
| Cinema Arts | Fairfax | Virginia | 3/20/15 |
| Sundance Cinemas | Madison | Wisconsin | 3/20/15 |
| Westside Theatre Foundation / Strand Theatre | Vicksburg | Mississippi | 3/21/15 |
| Zeitgeist Multi-disciplinary Arts Center | New Orleans | Louisiana | 3/24/15 |
| Hillcrest Theater | San Diego | California | 3/27/15 |
| Living Room Theaters | Boca Raton | Florida | 3/27/15 |
| Bill Cosford Cinema | Coral Gables | Florida | 3/27/15 |
| Cinema Paradiso Fort Lauderdale | Fort Lauderdale | Florida | 3/27/15 |
| Tropic Cinema | Key West | Florida | 3/27/15 |
| Lake Worth Playhouse | Lake Worth | Florida | 3/27/15 |
| MDC's Tower Theater | Miami | Florida | 3/27/15 |
| Tivoli Cinemas | Kansas City | Missouri | 3/27/15 |
| Regal Park Terrace 6 | Charlotte | North Carolina | 3/27/15 |
| Ritz at the Bourse | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 3/27/15 |
| Regal Arbor 8 | Austin | Texas | 3/27/15 |
| Liberty Theatre | Camas | Washington | 3/27/15 |
| Cineplex Odeon International | Vancouver | British Columbia | 3/27/15 |
| Cineplex Odeon Victoria | Victoria | British Columbia | 3/27/15 |
| Famous Players Canada Square | Toronto | Ontario | 3/27/15 |
| Green Mountain Film Festival | Montpelier | Vermont | 3/28/15 |
| Chez Artiste | Denver | Colorado | 4/3/15 |
| Vickers Theater | Three Oaks | Michigan | 4/3/15 |
| Chelsea Theater | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | 4/3/15 |
| Houston Museum of Fine Art | Houston | Texas | 4/3/15 |
| Kirkland Parkplace Cinema | Kirkland | Washington | 4/3/15 |
| The Last Picture Show | Tamarac | Florida | 4/10/15 |
| Portland Museum of Art | Portland | Maine | 4/10/15 |
| Cleveland Museum of Art | Cleveland | Ohio | 4/10/15 |
| Civic Theater | Allentown | Pennsylvania | 4/10/15 |
| Regent Square Theater | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 4/10/15 |
| Capri Theatre | Montgomery | Alabama | 4/17/15 |
| Midtown Arts Theater | Atlanta | Georgia | 4/17/15 |
| The Lagoon | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 4/17/15 |
| Broadway Center Cinemas | Salt Lake City | Utah | 4/17/15 |
| Arena Theater | Point Arena | California | 4/24/15 |
| All Saints Cinema | Tallahassee | Florida | 4/24/15 |
| Salem Cinema | Salem | Oregon | 4/24/15 |
| Plaza Patchogue | Patchogue | New York | 5/1/15 |
| Cinestudio | Hartford | Connecticut | 5/6/15 |
| Cinémas Palme d'Or | Palm Desert | California | 5/8/15 |
| Gene Siskel Film Center | Chicago | Illinois | 5/8/15 |
| The Music Hall | Portsmouth | New Hampshire | 5/9/15 |
| City Cinema Ltd. | Charlottetown | Prince Edward Island | 5/15/15 |
| Vernon Town Theatre | Vernon | British Columbia | 5/25/15 |
| Michigan Theater | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 5/29/15 |
| Reel Pizza | Bar Harbor | Maine | 6/2/15 |
| Sierra Cinemas | Nevada City | California | 6/4/15 |
| Wexner Center for the Arts | Columbus | Ohio | 6/12/15 |
| Thalian Hall | Wilmington | North Carolina | 6/22/15 |