It's early June 1944. In a few days\u00ab time, the biggest landing of the Second World War will take place, opening the famous Battle of Normandy. The plan for this operation, dubbed \u00bbOverlord\", has been months in the making, refined and perfected. The Allies will land on the coast to liberate France and finally end the war. Only one man doubts this final operation: Winston Churchill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Jonathan Teplitzky decided to turn this hesitation, spread out over several months before D-Day, the day of the landings, into a film, and to concentrate the British Prime Minister's worries over a few days. An absolute success, judging by the artistic quality of this almost two-hour feature and the great historical moment it brings to light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Played by the excellent actor Brian Cox, the famous cigar-smoker is going through a period of extreme confusion. The beginning of the film, showing Churchill wandering on the beach, watching for a sea suddenly tinged with blood, immediately brings us to the heart of the scenario. \u00abBeaches always bring back this memory. I've got to stop it happening again.\u00bb Inhabited by the memory of the Battle of the Dardanelles, one of the most disastrous setbacks of the First World War, the Prime Minister fears that Overlord will once again result in a bloodbath for the Allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n