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Military Wives (2010)

Military Wives poster
Directed by
Peter Cattaneo
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
M
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 197 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of women on a military base form a choir to cope with loneliness while their partners are deployed. The film follows their journey as they find connection and purpose through singing together.

heartfeltupliftingwarminspiringbittersweetgentleemotionally resonantunderstated comedy

What happens

Military Wives is a 2019 British comedy-drama film directed by Peter Cattaneo and written by Rosanne Flynn and Rachel Tunnard. It stars Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan and Jason Flemyng. The film is inspired by the true story of the Military Wives Choirs, a network of 75 choirs in British military bases across the United Kingdom and overseas, featured in the fourth season of the British documentary television series The Choir. The film had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, and was released in the United Kingdom on 6 March 2020 by Lionsgate. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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