A war veteran who survived the battle of Dunkirk was moved to tears at the premiere of Christopher Nolan’s new film.
“I had the privilege of seeing that film tonight but I’m saddened by it because of what happened on that beach.
The Independent’s film critic awarded Nolan’s epic five stars, writing that he has “managed to combine the epic and the intimate” and marking the film as an early Oscars frontrunner.
“Watching the movie, I could see my old friends again and a lot of them died in the war.