Adapted from the best-selling novel by Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful follows two young brothers through their tough childhood in rural Devon and brutal experiences of the World War One trenches.
George MacKay (The Boys Are Back) and Jack O’Connell (Skins) play brothers Tommo and Charlie, and Alexandra Roach (The Iron Lady) is childhood sweetheart Molly.
I caught up with George and Alexandra to chat about developing their on-screen bond, working with actress Maxine Peake and the child actors who played young Tommo and Molly, and what they’re working on next:
Private Peaceful is in UK cinemas from 12 October
Producer Guy de Beaujeu talks about casting the leads, his own family’s army background, and using GoPro cameras to shoot wartime action:
Writer and producer Simon Reade chats about bringing Michael Morpurgo’s book to the big screen, shooting the Devon-set story in Suffolk, and the effect of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse:
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