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Benediction

2021, Movie, 2h 17min

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.

Country: United States,United Kingdom

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Reviews

Critic Mark Kermode

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Jack Lowden is perfectly cast as the younger Sassoon, a war hero who received a Military Cross in July 1916 for “conspicuous gallantry during a raid on the enemy’s trenches” on the western front.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic A.A. Dowd

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...offering some of the sharpest, nimblest dialogue of writer-director Terence Davies’ estimable career.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Adam Woodward

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Terence Davies explores the tragic and complex life of World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon in this elegantly moving biopic.

Read full review at Little White Lies

Critic Steve Davis

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The poem may be somewhat dated today in its conceptualism, but still: Listen, and weep.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Tim Robey

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...feels like a crowbarring open of the soul.

Read full review at The Telegraph

Critic Jordan Hoffman

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...Davies’ handling of the material is so exquisite that the overbearing melancholy becomes, in the end, a work of poetry.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

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Benediction tells the story of Siegfried Sassoon, a decorated war hero and celebrated poet who returns from the Front with a newfound anger and contempt for the war. As he struggles to come to terms with his homosexuality in a society that does not accept it, Sassoon finds solace in his writing, using his poetry to speak out against the brutality and senselessness of war. Despite facing backlash for his views, Sassoon remains determined to share his message and find his place in a world that seems determined to silence him.

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