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Sony Pictures Classics Unveils Trailer for Ralph Fiennes’ WWI Drama ‘The Choral

Slated to debut at TIFF in September, the film offers a wartime story of community resilience through music.

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Overview

  • The two-minute trailer showcases period visuals filmed at Saltaire’s UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Ralph Fiennes stars as Dr. Henry Guthrie alongside Roger Allam and Simon Russell Beale under the direction of Nicholas Hynter and a screenplay by Alan Bennett.
  • Set in 1916 Yorkshire, the narrative centers on a choir master enlisting teenage boys to sustain a local choral society after its men enlist in World War I.
  • The Choral will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2025, marking Fiennes’s third WWI drama.
  • The film is scheduled to open in UK cinemas on November 7, 2025, and in US theaters on December 25, 2025.