Canada / Sep 05, 2025 / Toronto International Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
As World War I rages on, Dr. Henry Guthrie takes over a British choral society that's lost most of its men to the army. The community soon discovers that the best response to the chaos of war is to make beautiful music together.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ron Cook | Reverend Woodhead |
| Amara Okereke | Mary Lockwood |
| Emily Fairn | Bella Holmes |
| Shaun Thomas | Mitch |
| Jacob Dudman | Clyde |
| Oliver Briscombe | Lofty |
| Taylor Uttley | Ellis |
| Blake Bentham | Child |
| Liz Simmons | Mother |
| Fiona Organ | Weeping Woman |
| Roxanne Morgan | Flo |
| Thomas Howes | Gilbert Pollard |
| Carolyn Pickles | Miss Muschamp |
| Angela Curran | Mrs. Pemberton |
| Reuben Bainbridge | Black Bright |
| Eunice Roberts | Mrs. Duxbury |
| Tamzin Griffin | Miss Niner, Cellist |
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| Alison Jones | Violinist |
| Josephine Wells | Violist |
| Sally Rogers | Nurse |
| Ben Noble | Convalescent Officers #1 |
| Benjamin Kirk | Convalescent Officers #2 |
| Daniel Marles | Convalescent Officers #3 |
| Christopher Dean | Podge |
| Ralph Falkingham | Stone Throwing Child |
| Fenella Woolgar | Lady Horsfall |
| Oliver Chris | Major Dobson |
| Malcolm Sinclair | Canon Truelove |
| Cecilia Noble | Mary’s Mother |
| Mark Holgate | Doctor |
| Jack Perrons | (Uncredited) |
Genres
ComedyDramaMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Choral |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sony Pictures Classics, BBC Film, Screen Yorkshire, Head Gear Films, Metrol Technology |
| Official site | sonypictures.co.uk |
| Release date | 7 novembre 2025 |
| Executive producer | Eva Yates, Caroline Cooper Charles, Paul Grindey, Charles Moore, Phil Hunt |
| Production | Nicholas Hytner, Kevin Loader, Nicola Morrow, Damian Jones |
| Writer | Alan Bennett |
| Casting | Robert Sterne |
| Editing | Tariq Anwar |
| Cinematography | Mike Eley |
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| Assistant directors | Nicholas Hytner |
| Camera operators | Mike Eley |
| Additional photography | Mike Eley |
| Production design | Peter Francis, Richard Downes, Andy Watson, Julie Graysmark, Astrid Sieben |
| Art direction | Richard Downes, Andy Watson, Astrid Sieben, Peter Francis, Julie Graysmark |
| Set decoration | Julie Graysmark, Peter Francis, Richard Downes, Andy Watson, Astrid Sieben |
| Music | George Fenton, Anna Wright |
| Sound | Anna Wright, George Fenton |
| Costume design | Jenny Beavan, Carl Illingworth, Kelly Forbes, Laura Sim, Lidia Skorutyak, Erika Ökvist, Hannah Forbes, Katie La Cruz |
| Makeup | Erika Ökvist, Carl Illingworth, Kelly Forbes, Laura Sim, Lidia Skorutyak, Hannah Forbes, Katie La Cruz, Jenny Beavan |
| Hairstyling | Erika Ökvist, Carl Illingworth, Kelly Forbes, Laura Sim, Lidia Skorutyak, Hannah Forbes, Katie La Cruz, Jenny Beavan |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Oct 04, 2025 / Mill Valley Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 12, 2025 / BFI London Film Festival
Australia / Nov 05, 2025 / Russell Hobbs British Film Festival
Limited release
United States / Dec 25, 2025 / R
Canada / Jan 09, 2026 / PG
Puerto Rico / Jan 15, 2026 / R / Fine Arts
Israel / May 03, 2026 / Lev cinema Lecture + Movie Event week
Theatrical release
Ireland / Nov 07, 2025 / 12A
United Kingdom / Nov 07, 2025 / 12A
Australia / Jan 01, 2026
United States / Jan 16, 2026 / R
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Belgium / Apr 08, 2026
Hungary / Apr 23, 2026 / 16
Netherlands / Apr 30, 2026 / 12
Israel / May 14, 2026
Digital
United Kingdom / Dec 22, 2025 / 12A
South Korea / Feb 18, 2026 / 15
Romania / Feb 24, 2026 / 15 / Rakuten TV / TVOD
Germany / Apr 10, 2026
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