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Based on the remarkable true story of a satirical newspaper published on the front lines of World War One, this poignant yet comedic drama revels in the extraordinary resilience of the human spirit in the face of overwhelming adversity. It’s 1916 and Captain Fred Roberts, a diamond prospector-turned-soldier, leads a small detachment of British soldiers through the ruins of Ypres, whereupon he and his men make an amazing discovery in a bombed out building – an abandoned printing press. Roberts has an idea – why not produce a newspaper? It's not the most obvious course of action in the middle of a war zone, but Roberts is a natural leader who, despite two years of service, has maintained his sense of humour and sees this as an opportunity to take his men's minds off “the attentions of Messrs Hun & Co”. They call it ‘The Wipers Times’. The newspaper proves a hit with the troops on the Western Front, however, its production and circulation is fraught with peril in the midst of a war zone.
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