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Dir: Johnathan Terplitzky (PG, 98 mins)
Brian Cox stars as Winston Churchill in the most critical moments of his leadership, following him in the 24 hours leading up to D-Day. Fearful of sending more men to senseless slaughter, as he had done in Gallipoli in the First World War, Churchill is riddled with doubt about what to do in June 1944. John Slattery’s Eisenhower is pressing for his go ahead, while soldiers are poised to do battle with the encroaching Nazi threat and turn the tide of the war. This film aims to show the man behind the icon, with Cox gruff and tender as the man many have played and parodied since, most recently a fantastic John Lithgow in The Crown. Miranda Richardson is excellent as his wife Clementine, who provided support, intelligence and love in the background whilst Churchill led with apparent invincibility. An interesting, classy examination of the wartime leader, with Cox on good form. Cigars and V for Victories out.
Opens June 16