A British corporal in France must assume command of his men after their officer's death and find a way to lead them back to Britain. At the same time, Operation Dynamo is underway, evacuating French and British forces from the Dunkirk beaches, and some civilians risk their lives to help, while others are less willing to get involved.
Dunkirk
The British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France is dramatized, highlighting the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from destruction by Nazi Germany.