12A
1hr 56mins

Immortalising the extraordinary Christmas Eve truce on the Western Front battlefield of WW1, this emotionally triumphant drama from director Christian Carion sees the historic union of German, French and Scottish troops over the shared festive spirit.


This film screens as part of our magically festive Christmas programme.

Unfortunately no Audio Description track is available for this feature.
Christmas 2025
Christian Carion
12A
Drama/Fiction
Contains moderate battle violence, sex, and one use of strong language
French, German, English, Latin
Contains Foreign Language Subtitles

Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee for Best Foreign Film, Joyeux Noel (Merry Christmas) tells the true-life story of the spontaneous Christmas Eve truce declared by Scottish, French and German troops in the trenches of World War I.

Enemies leave their weapons behind for one night as they band together in brotherhood and forget about the brutalities of war. Diane Krüger (Troy), Daniel Brühl (Good Bye Lenin!) and Benno Fürmann (The Princess and the Warrior) head a first-rate international cast in a truly powerful remembrance of history.

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