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Dunkirk

Christopher Nolan is the director that brings this historic event to life in the new movie, aptly named, 'Dunkirk'. Dunkirk. A small French town that to many is just a geographical spot but to 400'000 men it was hell on Earth. For those who know nothing about this landmark event in World War 2, Nolan enters you into the deathly experience which is enabled by the wonderfully chosen cast. Many stars feature throughout the 80 minute spectacle, such as Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance and Kenneth Branagh, all doing extremely well to capture the fright and grief these men would have experienced 77 years ago. I will delve deeper into my thoughts of the movie but don't worry I won't reveal any spoilers. The biggest surprise from this movie is Harry Styles. Admittedly as soon as I heard that he had a part in the film I was doubtful, from being in a boy band to portraying a soldier in a blockbuster movie was quite a big leap. In any war movie there's a pressure to do the pa