After the last appreciated by Christopher Nolan film DUNKIRK, that with a symphony of images of the sky from the earth and the sea He tells the places where they consumed the French army and defeated the English at the beginning of World War II, hits screens on the flip side of those terrifying days. If in Dunkirk is all the tragedy of every soldier cannon fodder and redemption of so many civilians with their punts reached the bloodstained beach to lay rescued what remained of the army English and French, The time in the Dark is the human tragedy of the leader who must decide the fate of his people. It 'a thrilling story inspired the early weeks of the most ambitious, shrewd and capable of twentieth century British statesman: Winston Churchill. The darkest hour referred to in the title is the crucial moment of choice, by Prime Minister Winston Churchill, between the armistice with Nazi Germany and the intervention in the conflict. Played by Gary Oldman (we remember him in "Léon","The sole", “Dracula di Bram stocker”), vincitore Golden Globes 2018 and nominated for the BAFTA Award thanks to this role, the actor gives an extraordinary performance for the BAFTA-winning director Joe Wright (author among each other of "Pride and Prejudice" and "The Soloist"). The original screenplay, It is written by Anthony McCarten ("The theory of everything"), and it offers a revealing look on man, the icon there. 9 Nomination of BAFTA 2018 including Best Film.

Certainly the film is pervaded by a sense of the rescue of the British overwhelmed the French beach, but also by small anecdotes around the figure of the statesman who saved with his tenacity not only England. The latter are "peccadilloes" on which you can pass on. What fascinates the spectator are the sets reconstructed in detail and the performance of the protagonist Gary Oldman for which the film is good reason has been hit by many BAFTA nominations. Between the folds of the narrative it is also out of the dark part of the establishment of that time with Prime Minister Chamberlain in disbelief in front of the Nazi savagery. "When you have your head in the mouth of the Tiger . . . "Famous words of Winston Churchill that well interprets those dramatic moments.

We do not know if it's a coincidence that the two films are released almost simultaneously, but do well to remind the two directors who had consequences on Europe, the economic depression of the western world ela then thrust of totalitarianism that this is not repeated. Unfortunately, the winds of war still roam in our affluent Western society. In fact, like other arts film shows the relevance and the feelings of fear that afflict mankind. Finally, a historical film to not forget and this is a good reason to go see it.

To entice them here is the official trailer: