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Soldier Stephen Wraysford is haunted by memories of a lost love whilst in the trenches.

Epic love story set against the First World War. As Stephen Wraysford fights in the terrifying death-filled trenches of northern France, he is haunted by memories of a lost love.

Sebastian Faulks' epic love story set against the First World War is adapted for the screen for the first time.

As Stephen Wraysford fights in the terrifying death-filled trenches of northern France, he is haunted by memories of Isabelle Azaire, the woman with whom he had an illicit and all-consuming affair during a summer in France before the war.

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Epic love story set against the First World War, based on Sebastian Faulks' novel.

Epic love story set against the First World War, based on Sebastian Faulks' novel about a soldier who finds himself fighting in the area where he had an illicit affair before the war.

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