Even with the apocalypse looming, there's a bit of official pomp and tradition to get through.Ĭhurchill has a private audience with King George VI, who, as played by a terrifically restrained Ben Mendelsohn, is very good at hiding his reservations about the appointment. Although widely distrusted by the political establishment for his irascible, unpredictable streak, Churchill is rightly seen as the only one strong enough to unite all parties and lead Britain to victory. Neville Chamberlain, having gotten nowhere with his disastrous appeasement policy, has resigned as prime minister, leaving Churchill the unlikely beneficiary. Western Europe is crumbling under Hitler's onslaught. Hitler's forces are rampaging across Western Europe when Churchill is appointed prime minister of England in In the recent film 'Churchill,' Brian Cox played the prime minister as he confronted the looming specter of D-Day. The film is set during the early days of World War II. Set during the early days of World War II, Darkest Hour chronicles the tense and tumultuous days following Winston Churchill's appointment as prime minister of England.

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