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Year of Production 2012

Private Peaceful

English title: Private Peaceful
Original title: Private Peaceful
German title: Private Peaceful
Great Britain, 2012

Director: O'Connor, Pat
Production company: Fluidity Films Ltd
Age recommendation: 12 years and up

Synopsis:
The story follows the adventures of Tommo and Charlie, two young brothers whose rural Devonshire lives are shattered by the outbreak of war in 1914. When his younger brother volunteers, Charlie Peaceful joins up and follows him to the battlefields of Flanders, determined to keep him safe. But faced with gas attacks, heavy shelling and the advancing German troops, the brothers’ youthful enthusiasm for adventure is soon replaced by a simple struggle to survive.

Marketing strategies:
Based on the award-winning novel by Michael Morpurgo.

Festivals:
Discovery Dundee 2013

Website: www.privatepeaceful.co.uk

World sales address/es:
Goldcrest (GB)