Darkest Hour (PG)
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Dir. Joe Wright, UK, 2017, 125 mins. Cast. Gary Oldman, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, Stephen Dillane.
This stirring historical drama from Atonement director Joe Wright ushers us into the backrooms and bunkers of British government during a pivotal point in World War II, when Winston Churchill was thrust into the role of Prime Minister and the United Kingdom seemed on the brink of invasion. With British resources dwindling, France having already fallen, and the US yet to enter the fray, Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax pushes hard for peace talks with Hitler. Churchill will have none of it, but how do you convince an anxious cabinet and an entire nation, to fight what may well be a losing battle? The film depicts just how close history came to taking a terrifyingly different direction.
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