Behind the Line: Escape to Dunkirk
2020 · Movie · 87 min · ★ 6.2
In occupied France during 1940, a prisoner of war is forced into boxing matches to entertain enemy troops. As the fights draw attention, the captives see a chance to use the spectacle as cover for a risky escape before they’re transported somewhere even harder to break out from.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-08-20
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 (69 votes)
About
If you enjoy wartime survival stories where a dangerous plan hinges on endurance and nerve, this could work for you; Not for you if you dislike boxing-focused plots or familiar POW escape setups like Wolves of War.
Pros: tense POW stakes; gritty wartime setting; boxing-driven momentum | Cons: familiar escape beats; limited character depth; uneven pacing
Themes
- world war ii
- dunkirk
Cast & crew
Sam Gittins
as Danny Finnegan
Joe Egan
as Maximus Sennenhund
Jennifer Martin
as Chantalle
Tim Berrington
as Hauptsturmführer Drexler
Joel Phillimore
as Tim Harper
Ryan Winsley
as Archie Bennett
Toby Kearton
as British Soldier
Antonio Bustorff
as Zaid Abounouom
Sam Newman
as Obersturmbannführer Lang
Jake J. Meniani
as Maurice Durant
Directed by Ben Mole