Birdsong

Set before and during the great war, Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national and a personal scale.Set before and during the great war, Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national and a personal scale. It is the story of Stephen, a young Englishman, who arrives in Amiens in 1910. His life goes through a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives, to the unprecedented experiences of the war itself.

Set in

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  Amiens · France

  Pre-war and wartime setting — Birdsong begins in Amiens
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• Somme · France

  WWI battleground — Battle of the Somme