Synopsis
The hilarious highlight of John Boorman's Hope and Glory (1987),nominated for five Oscars: nine-year-old Bill Rohan rejoices in the destruction of his school by an errant Luftwaffe bomb. This movie picks up the story nearly a decade later as Bill (Boorman's alter-ego) (Callum Turner) begins basic training in the early fifties, during the Korean War. Bill is joined by a trouble-making Army mate, Percy (Caleb Landry Jones). They never get near South Korea, but engage in a constant battle of wits with the Catch-22-worthy, Sergeant Major Bradley (David Thewlis). Richard E. Grant is their superior, the very infinitely put-upon, aptly-named, Major Cross.
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![Callum Turner Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/s0QRTZUN2chqHLQdCtKP22CvCsL.jpg)
Callum Turner as Bill Rohan
![Caleb Landry Jones Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/pNArWJUKeWYDGoYZYoAqH2EYOBZ.jpg)
Caleb Landry Jones as Percy Hapgood
![David Thewlis Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/sNuYyT8ocLlQr3TdAW9CoKVbCU8.jpg)
David Thewlis as Sargeant Major Bradley
![Tamsin Egerton Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/n7iso71As9F3H5LtESDjiqJ6e7s.jpg)
Tamsin Egerton as Ophelia
![Richard E. Grant Picture](https://www.themoviedb.org/t/p/w128_and_h128_face/6UXv8E4WWvRCKMQx1FQ0FJVyu0a.jpg)
Richard E. Grant as Major Cross