Dunkirk
A 1940 evacuation trapped hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers on a French beach, and this war drama turns that desperate wait into a relentless, immersive ordeal.
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About the film
When 400,000 men couldn't get home, home came for them.
What it’s about
In May 1940, hundreds of thousands of Allied soldiers are cut off and surrounded by the German army on the beaches of Dunkirk, France. With the sea at their backs and enemy forces closing in, the British command attempts a large-scale evacuation by ship. Constant German air raids threaten the vessels, while the French army struggles to hold back the advancing German troops.
What hooks you
Christopher Nolan directs this historical war drama, his first based on real events. The cast includes Fionn Whitehead, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Harry Styles. It was shot largely on 70mm film, a rarity in modern cinema.
Who it’s for
It suits viewers who appreciate immersive, tense historical dramas that focus on survival rather than sentiment. Those drawn to large-scale war films with minimal dialogue and a strong sensory experience will find much to engage them.
- Countries
- United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, France
- Year
- 2017
- Genres
- Blockbuster, Drama, War, History
- Running time
- 1h 46min
- Age rating
- 18+
- MPAA
- PG-13
- World premiere
- Jul 13, 2017
×5.3box office to budget
Ratings
MOVIE․ONE · 511 votesCreative team
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Trivia
All facts 10
- A bodyguard for Harry Styles was constantly on duty on the set so that, if necessary, he could shield him from fans.
- Christopher Nolan's first film based on historical events. Until then, he had worked exclusively from original screenplays, made remakes, and adapted novels and comic books.
- After Paul Thomas Anderson's drama «The Master» (2012) and Quentin Tarantino's western «The Hateful Eight» (2015), «Dunkirk» is the third major cinematic project of the decade shot mainly on 70 mm film and shown in the same format.
- While filming took place on the artificial freshwater lake IJsselmeer in the central part of the Netherlands, the cast and crew stayed in Urk, a village and municipality in the province of Flevoland.
- The third film by Christopher Nolan for which he wrote the screenplay himself, after the films «Following» (1999) and «Inception» (2010).
- In order to avoid the use of computer graphics, the props department prepared cardboard outlines of soldiers and vehicles, which were placed as far from the camera as possible but greatly enhanced the impression of the enormous size of the trapped Allied troops.
Awards and nominations
4 wins · 19 nominations
- 3 wins Academy Awards
- 1 win BAFTA Awards
- Best sound editing Academy Awards · 2018
- Best Sound Academy Awards · 2018
- Best editing Academy Awards · 2018
- Best Sound BAFTA Awards · 2018
Also nominated Golden Globe Awards3 Screen Actors Guild Awards1 Cesar Awards1 Saturn Awards1 Golden Eagle Awards1
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