At the point of crisis, at the point of annihilation, survival is victory.
Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.
| Cast |
Fionn Whitehead, Damien Bonnard, Aneurin Barnard, Lee Armstrong, James Bloor, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance |
| Director |
Christopher Nolan |
| Screenplay | Christopher Nolan |
| Music | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Hoyte Van Hoytema |
| Editing | Lee Smith |
| Sound formats | Dolby Digital, Datasat, 12-Track Digital Sound |
| Soundtrack | Available |
| Made in | 2017 |
| Produced by | Syncopy, Warner Bros., Dombey Street Productions, Kaap Holland Film, Canal+, Ciné+, StudioCanal, RatPac-Dune Entertainment |
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| Genre | War action |
| Language | Very infrequent, low to mild impact swearing. |
| Nudity | None |
| Sex | None |
| Violence | Frequent, strong impact, emotional and physical, underscored by a sens of threat and suspense. |
| Prejudice | None |
| Blasphemy | None |
| Drug abuse | None |
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| PG-13: Parents Strongly Cautioned | Rated PG-13 for intense war experience and some language |
| Runtime | 106 |
| USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ. | |
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| Suggested age limit 14 + |
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| Scale (Max) | 20 |  |
What the Critics say | ||
| Cape Argus / The Star Jamal-Dean Grootboom  Nolan delivers another gem with 'Dunkirk'. | 20 |  |
| Die Burger Laetitia Pople 'Dunkirk' ruk kyker deur see en hemel. | 20 | |
| ScreenIt Jim Judy Dunkirk is easily an early Oscar contender in various categories, including Best Picture. I can't wait to see it again to further study Nolan's masterful grasp of cinematic storytelling. | 16 | |
| Metacritic.com 52 critics | 19 | |
| Rottentomatoes critics 272 critics | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Dunkirk serves up emotionally satisfying spectacle, delivered by a writer-director in full command of his craft and brought to life by a gifted ensemble cast that honors the fact-based story. | 19 | |
| Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics   | 17 | |
| CommonSenseMedia Staff evaluation Intense, challenging story shows the horrors of war. | 14 | |
What the People say | ||
| Metacritic.com users 560 users | 17 | |
| Rottentomatoes users 37387 users | 15 | |
| Internet 83310 Netizens | 18 | |
Average .. 87% | 17 | |