June 1940. France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. The first part of Antonin Baudry's two-part historical epic.

Antonin Baudry’s two-part historical epic was a sensation in its native France and screens at Phoenix across two weeks in November. It’s June 1940, and France collapses and signs the armistice. In the midst of the chaos, one man refuses to give up. Alone against the odds, General Charles de Gaulle flees to London to save what remains of freedom. Without an army, without backing, without hope... but with one irrational conviction – France, his France, has not laid down arms. Taking the ultimate gamble, he seeks to convince the world that the battle for France is neither over, nor lost.

In French and English with English subtitles.

Part one De Gaulle: Résistance is screening from Fri 13 Nov.

Part two De Gaulle: Liberté is screening from Fri 27 Nov.