I went to watch this today and found it incredibly intense. I literally couldn't relax and found myself constantly nervous as to what would happen next. The film follows three individuals at Dunkirk - one a Spitfire pilot, a small ship coming from the south coast of England and a soldier on the beaches. The film jumps between each even though what we're following is one hour with the pilot, one day with the boat and one week with the soldier. I won't go into what happens to each, but it is very well woven together. Also, there is very little dialogue. The image of Dunkirk has been a rather sanitised one of soldiers standing in long queues drinking tea and singing Knees Up Mother Brown. This film dispels that idea and shows Dunkirk as the hell it really was.
Just one thing - that train at the end. Wrong carriage for that era!
Just one thing - that train at the end. Wrong carriage for that era!
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