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A poster of Dunkirk. [Photo/mtime.com]

Dunkirk

Christopher Nolan's latest suspense film, Dunkirk, hits the big screen in China on Friday. The World War II thriller is centered on the real-life evacuation of Allied troops from the French city of Dunkirk while being encircled by Nazi forces in 1940. With a budget of some $100 million, the film stars, among others, Tom Hardy, Harry Styles and Kenneth Branagh.

Read what Nolan said about the film here.