Queen and Country is set after the end of 2nd World War and in the time of compulsory military service. In short, not a lot happens....disappointingly so, especially if you enjoyed John Boorman's autobiographical account of his London childhood during the war. Having moved to Pharoah's Island on the Thames near Shepperton, the film leaps forward to the mid 1950's with Bill Rohan leaving his idyllic family home to being called up for military service. Bookish and sensitive, he is an engaging young man and is beautifully played by Callum Turner. Ever on the fringe of being sent to Korea, Rohan is expected to train new recruits how to type. He falls in love, is thwarted in love, proves to be a loyal friend to the bizarrely-accented Percy (Texas-born actor Caleb Landry Jones - that explains that then!) then finally falls in love with the right girl and presumably goes on to become a famous film director......
Review of Queen & Country
