A Month in the Country (1987)

They hoped to heal the scars of war away in a small English village. But the war within was just beginning…

96 min★ 6.8 · 2,370 votes

• Drama

A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.

Release date

September 27, 1987

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Music

Howard Blake