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The Hero

The Hero

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The Hero

"Us mothers are so proud of our dead soldiers..."

2026

0h 9m

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War

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Overview

At the end of the Great War, a soldier burdened with informing a mother of her son's death, faces an impossible decision... Tell her a noble lie, or the horrible truth?

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5 featured cast members

Starring

Oliver Sebastian

Murray

Angela Elise Munnoch

Angela Elise Munnoch

The Mother

Michael Sturch

Jack

George Connal

The Corporal

Bobby Wilson

Soldier

Creative team

Directed by: Oliver Woolridge
Written by: Oliver Woolridge
Produced by: Oliver Woolridge
Amelia Sully

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