1917

Time is the enemy.

Based on true events set during World War I, we follow two young British soldiers who are given a seemingly impossible mission: they have to deliver a message to deep inside enemy territory, to prevent 1,600 men, including one of their brothers, from walking into a deadly trap. This film is releasing in 2D and IMAX. This is the 2D version.

119 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Drama, War, On the art circuit

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

I’ll just hot-foot it out of here ...

Credits

Cast	Andrew Scott, Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Richard Madden, Dean-Charles Chapman, George MacKay, Mark Strong
Director	Sam Mendes
Screenplay	Sam Mendes, Krysty Wilson-Cairns
Music	Thomas Newman
Cinematography	Roger Deakins
Editing	Lee Smith
Sound formats	Dolby Atmos
Soundtrack	Available
Made in	2019
Produced by	Amblin Partners, DreamWorks, Neal Street Productions, New Republic Pictures

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Action, drama
Language	None (sic)
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	None (sic)
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments	[See US and UK ratings - Ed.]
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for violence, some disturbing images, and language
Runtime	119
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

British Board of Film Classification rating

15: Suitable for 15 years and older	Strong injury detail, Language
Runtime	119
British version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity	Violence	Blood / Gore / Gross
Guns / Weapons	Profanity	Alcohol / Drugs
Smoking	Disrespectful / Bad Attitude	Imitative Behaviour
Frightening / Tense Scenes	Jump Scenes	Tense Family Scenes
Music (Scary/Tense)	Music (Inappropriate)	Topics to talk about

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 16 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Metacritic.com 35 critics	16
Rottentomatoes critics 134 critics	17
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Hard-hitting, immersive, and an impressive technical achievement, 1917 captures the trench warfare of World War I with raw, startling immediacy.	18
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	16
CommonSenseMedia Tara McNamara Unique WWI epic has brutal war violence, smoking.	20
ScreenIt Jim Judy My number two pick for best film of the year and number one for best cinematography, 1917 is quite the experience that beautifully shows the ugliness of war.	16
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 6 users	14
Rottentomatoes users 35 users	18
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	19
IMDB 1637 Netizens	17
The Movie DB Community	16
Average .. 85%	17