Private Peaceful (2012) on Netflix
Tommo Peaceful grows up in a Devon village with his brothers Charlie and Big Joe. Both he and Charlie fall for Molly Monks, and war sends them to Flanders.
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- IMDb6.2/101,937 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes63%
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Three brothers grow up in a Devon village before the First World War. Tommo, the youngest, is looked after by Charlie, his elder brother, while both keep watch over Big Joe, the eldest, who has learning difficulties. Tommo falls for Molly Monks, a girl he has known since childhood. Charlie and Molly are closer in age and grow closer to each other, leaving Tommo out. When war comes, Tommo and Charlie are sent to France under Sergeant Hanley.
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The execution of Charlie Peaceful in the story echoes real history: in 2006, 306 British and Commonwealth soldiers who were executed for offenses including cowardice, desertion, insubordination and sleeping at their posts were posthumously pardoned.
