The movie begins with the stepping down of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and the appointment of Churchill as the new Prime Minister, and ends with the retreat at Dunkirk, telling the story of how British Prime Minister Winston Churchill saved the day and led the country through the toughest moments in the face of the threat of Nazi Germany.
At that time, the German army was sweeping across Europe, the British and French allied forces were losing ground, and the Dunkirk retreat was imminent. Under the predicament of internal and external problems, Churchill rejected peace with Germany and determined to lead the British people to fight to the end.
Every scene and every character in the movie seems to come out of history, with the mark of that special period, making people feel like they are in that era of turbulence.
2017 / UK USA / Drama Biography History War / Joe Wright / Gary Oldman Kristin Scott Thomas
Plot Synopsis:
The movie follows British Prime Minister Winston Churchill as he faces the most important trial of his time as Prime Minister: will he give in to the Nazis and become a prisoner, or will he unite his people in revolt? Churchill will rally the entire nation to fight for freedom, trying to change the course of world history and survive the pre-dawn darkness.
