Inspired by a true story, Pierce Brosnan plays Artie Crawford, a World War II veteran living in a care home in Northern Ireland who has just lost his wife. On the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, he decides to escape his care home and embarks on a journey to France to pay his final respects.
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00:00You know, it's changed times, Arty. No-one really stops for hitchhikers now-a-days.
00:08So, Arty, what's your story? I fought with the United Irishman. We all
00:23wrote letters, just in case we got killed. I was terrified.
00:30Arty! Arty, come on! It's the D-Day anniversary. I had to get to France.
00:44I'd love for you to go, Arty, but we've a responsibility to your family, and a duty
00:48of care to you. Sounds like you have me dead and buried already.
00:53Jesus! Where did you come from? Don't stand there gawking. Come on, give us a hug.
01:03War veteran escapes old folks' home to meet his army buddies in France.
01:06The last rifleman? People will love it. So, what you're saying is, they found my father,
01:14and then lost him again? You are quite the soldier, Mr. Crawford. It is a miracle that
01:21you made it this far. Arty's passport appears to be missing. You can't get far on that.
01:27Look, that's me. 17 years out of date, sir. We all have our expiry dates. I'm 92 and three-quarter
01:35years old. Well past my expiry date. It's in our blood. Smuggling soldiers.
01:45Us three musketeers. All for one and one for all, eh?
01:48That's the thing about folks like us, Arty. We're all living with ghosts.
01:54Hey! You wanna pick on someone? None of us can ever forget, but maybe we can forgive.
02:06How in the name of God do you think you're going to get to Normandy?
02:12You can't even find the bathroom in your room. That's very funny.