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The Hero

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

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?

9m2026

DramaWarHistory

English

Crew and Cast

Oliver WoolridgeOliver WoolridgeDirector
Oliver SebastianMurrayAngela Elise MunnochAngela Elise MunnochThe Mother
Michael SturchJackGeorge ConnalGeorge ConnalThe Corporal
Bobby WilsonSoldier

Storyline

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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Info

Status
Released
Released
28 February 2026
Runtime
9m

Production

Director
Oliver Woolridge
Writers
Oliver Woolridge

Box Office

Budget
$300.0

Languages

Original
English