Drama - based on true events.
The movie takes place at a UK military base where we see the soldiers preparing to leave for Afghanistan. This movie focuses on their very diverse wives and partners, they come together and they brainstorm ideas to help them cope with their loneliness during their loved ones' absences.
They come up with the usual mind-numbing activities, but one of them suggests singing, and so the very first 'Military Wives Choir' is formed. Their first attempts are truly awful, however, the singing gets better as the film progresses and a definite singing star emerges.
FLOOD WARNING! Some bad news from the front line makes for very emotional scenes, especially towards the end.
Their continued and tremendous efforts get noticed by the military top brass and they are invited to sing at the Festival of Remembrance (Royal Albert Hall). The song they choose to sing is their own composition compiled from extracts of their letters to their loved ones.
The end credits are accompanied by an ever growing mosaic of the ever growing actual choirs that have been inspired from around the world, these unfold on screen and become ever smaller to accommodate the number.
An observation worth highlighting is the UK is amidst the corona virus, and so the theatre I visited was very sparkly populated which is a real shame because this really deserves to be seen by a wider audience.
The movie takes place at a UK military base where we see the soldiers preparing to leave for Afghanistan. This movie focuses on their very diverse wives and partners, they come together and they brainstorm ideas to help them cope with their loneliness during their loved ones' absences.
They come up with the usual mind-numbing activities, but one of them suggests singing, and so the very first 'Military Wives Choir' is formed. Their first attempts are truly awful, however, the singing gets better as the film progresses and a definite singing star emerges.
FLOOD WARNING! Some bad news from the front line makes for very emotional scenes, especially towards the end.
Their continued and tremendous efforts get noticed by the military top brass and they are invited to sing at the Festival of Remembrance (Royal Albert Hall). The song they choose to sing is their own composition compiled from extracts of their letters to their loved ones.
The end credits are accompanied by an ever growing mosaic of the ever growing actual choirs that have been inspired from around the world, these unfold on screen and become ever smaller to accommodate the number.
An observation worth highlighting is the UK is amidst the corona virus, and so the theatre I visited was very sparkly populated which is a real shame because this really deserves to be seen by a wider audience.