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The Hero
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The Hero

2026-02-28 · 9 min · Not rated

Drama · War · History

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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Directors
Oliver Woolridge
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Released
Budget
USD 300

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Oliver SebastianMurray
Angela Elise MunnochAngela Elise MunnochThe Mother
Michael SturchJack
George ConnalGeorge ConnalThe Corporal
Bobby WilsonSoldier

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