LONDON — Director and writer Christopher Nolan's new film is based on events surrounding the British evacuation from the French port of Dunkirk after a surprise German push through Allied lines. The evacuation left Britain "alone and threatened with invasion," with its war strategy in ruins, according to historians at the London-based National Army Museum. Many critics have hailed "Dunkirk," which opens on Friday in Britain and the United States, as his best work. He spoke to dpa and other media at a round-table in London:Q: American films usually tell the story of victories but this one is different. Nolan: Well, I think Dunkirk, as Churchill put it, represents a victory within a defeat.

Source: The China Post July 22, 2017 00:00 UTC