Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, WAR HORSE begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert (Irvine), who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war.

A great story of friendship and war, WAR HORSE was a novel by Michael Morpugo turned into a international theatrical hit by the National Theatre. It now comes to the screen in an epic adaptation by one of the greatest directors in film history.