My Boy Jack

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[TV Film]
TV Film adaption of David Haig's 1997 play (based on) My Boy Jack? by Tonie and Valmai Holt.
Year: 2007
Role: John (Jack) Kipling
Country: UK
Genres: Drama / Biography / History / War
Director: Brian Kirk
Production company: Ecosse Films, Granada International, Ingenious Broadcasting, Octagon Films
Site: pbs.org (US)
Air date: 11 November 2007 [ITV1], 20 April 2008 [PBS]
DVD/Blu-ray: 19 November 2007 (UK), *22 April 2008 (US), *6 August 2008 (NL)
*First edition release date, there is also a repackaged version available.
DVD/Blu-ray Distributors: BBC Video (US), Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (NL), 2 Entertain (UK)
VoD: Amazon Prime Video (US)
Runtime: 95 minutes
Certification: not rated (US), 16 (NL), 15 (UK)

Synopsis
It's 1914. Rudyard Kipling (David Haig – Four Weddings And A Funeral), the British Empire's greatest supporter, is at the peak of his literary fame. Kipling's son, Jack (Daniel Radcliffe), is determined to play his part in the imminent war with Germany, but finds himself rejected due to his extremely poor eyesight. When his father uses his influence to land Jack a commission in the Irish Guards, Kipling’s wife, Caroline (Kim Cattrall - Sex And The City), is bitterly upset, failing to see the glory in losing her only son to the war. As Jack leaves for war, Kipling consoles himself with the thought that if his son should die, it will have been his finest hour. But how would the great writer justify the consequences of his actions to himself and his wife? And how would he live with the conflict between his two greatest passions: a love for his family and a devotion to King and Country? (Ecosse TV)

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