1916. As the war rages on the Western Front, Dr. Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes), an uncompromising but driven chorus master, is hired to reinvigorate the struggling Choral Society of Ramsden, Yorkshire. When conscription papers begin to arrive, threatening to drag the few remaining young men of the town into the war, the community discovers that the best response to the chaos laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
From the BAFTA, Olivier, and Tony Award winning duo of director Nicholas Hytner and writer Alan Bennett (The Madness of King George, The History Boys, The Lady in the Van).
Learn more about this New York Times Critic’s Pick in JBFC Director of Special Programs & Strategic Partnerships Chris Holliday’s The Choral Preview Club Wrap-Up on the JBFC Blog.
