Plot

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

THE LAST RIFLEMAN is a moving and heartfelt drama that follows Artie Crawford (Brosnan), 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 in Normandy, Artie decides to secretly escape his care home and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France, to pay his final respects to his best friend and find the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

'The Last Rifleman' is a 2023 drama film starring Pierce Brosnan and John Amos (inspired by real events) about a 92-year-old Northern Irish World War II Army veteran, Artie Crawford, who "broke out" of his care facility to attend the 75th anniversary D-Day commemorations in Normandy, France in June 2019. Along the way, he is aided by strangers, makes some new friends and says a heartfelt goodbye to a fallen friend, while news of his "escape" makes him an international sensation.