What is Christopher Nolan's “Dunkirk” movie about?

Action · Allied soldiers from Belgium, the British Empire and France are surrounded by the German Army, and evacuated during a fierce battle in World War II. ... Directed by Christopher Nolan. With Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan ... The film was criticized for not showing Indian soldiers. read more

Dunkirk is a 2017 war film written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II. Its ensemble cast includes Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance, and Tom Hardy. read more

Yes, this is a Nolan movie even though his good luck charm, Mr. Caine, is nowhere to be found. Caine has been in six of Nolan’s films, but other frequent collaborators, like Tom Hardy and Cillian Murphy, star in the ensemble drama. read more

Plot The film's narrative follows three major threads covering different periods of time: one beginning on land and covering one week, one on the sea and covering one day, and one in the air covering one hour. read more