Darkest Hour – Churchill, Dunkirk, Gary Oldman… Superbly acted cinema.

Gary Oldman is Winston Churchill in this thrilling drama by Joe Wright (“Atonement”).

Prime Minister Winston Churchill is only a few days in office when he has to decide whether he should sign a peace treaty with Nazi Germany or defend the principles Great Britain stands for.

Oldman is unrecognisable as he becomes Churchill at one of the most difficult junctures in his political career.

His position as Prime Minister is precarious, with opponents poised to take over if and when he falters, and the terrible crisis of Dunkirk (May/June 1940) is looming, with hundreds of thousands of Allied men trapped on the beaches there.

The film is a detailed account of the moments ticking away up to Churchill’s decision for salvaging the situation, his crafty leadership and the strong sense of unity in the English character. It is superb, and Oldman may walk away with an Oscar for this role.

AGE RESTRICTION:

LEGAL AGE 12/14 YEARS

RUNNING TIME:

125

MINUTES

DIRECTOR:

JOE WRIGHT

CAST:

ANNARIE BOOR

BEN MENDELSOHN

BRIAN PETTIFER

CHARLEY PALMER MERKELL

CLIVE AITKINS

DANNY STEWART

DAVID OLAWALE AYINDE

GARY OLDMAN

HANNAH STEELE

HILTON MCRAE

JEREMY CHILD

JORDAN WALLER

KEITH LOMAS

KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS

GENRE:

DRAMA

RELEASE DATE

03 JANUARY 2018

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