During World War I, British soldier Owen is mortified by the examples of cruelty that surround him in the trenches. He combats these terrifying images by maintaining hope in his love for an army nurse. But he also begins to accept his fate as another battlefield sacrifice.

Nathaniel Parker
as Wilfred Owen

Tilda Swinton
as The Nurse

Laurence Olivier
as The Old Soldier

Patricia Hayes
as Mother

Rohan McCullough
as Enemy Mother

Nigel Terry
as Abraham

Owen Teale
as The Unknown Soldier

Sean Bean
as The German Soldier

Alex Jennings
as Blinded Soldier

Claire Davenport
as Ward Sister/Britannia