Author Rudyard Kipling and his wife search for their 17-year-old son after he goes missing during WWI.
Acting
David Haig's Kipling crumbling is devastating theatre-to-screen perfection.
Writing
Haig's own play adapted—every line drips with imperial guilt.
Production
WWI trenches so claustrophobic you'll taste the mud.
Director
Brian Kirk
Daniel Radcliffe
John Kipling
David Haig
Rudyard Kipling
Kim Cattrall
Caroline Kipling
Carey Mulligan
Elsie Kipling
Julian Wadham
King George V
Robbie Kay
Arthur Relph
John-Paul Macleod
Ralph
Bill Milner
Peter Carter
Michael McElhatton
Leo Amery MP
Martin McCann
Bowe
Brian de Salvo
Field Marshal 'Bobs' Roberts
Laurence Kinlan
Doyle
Nick Dunning
Colonel Ferguson
Peter Gowen
H.A Gwynne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Haig originated Rudyard Kipling on stage in 1997 and spent a decade trying to film it; Daniel Radcliffe took the role partly to prove himself post-Potter.
Kipling's actual 'If—' was partly written for his son; the irony destroyed him. This film weaponizes that poem against its author.
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