Set in 1916 in Ramsden, a fictional Yorkshire mill town, the film follows the travails of the local Choral Society, which is determined to boost wartime morale by inviting young men to join their ranks and engaging a new choir master, Dr. Henry Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes). But Dr. Guthrie has something to hide, and two years into World War I, Ramsden cannot escape the war’s tragic effects. As conscription papers start to arrive, the whole community discovers that the best response to the chaos that is laying waste to their lives is to make music together.
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