Young Winston - British cavalry charge at Omdurman The last major cavalry charge in British history – Churchill was there Here Churchill found himself taking part in a momentous moment in military history. On 2 September 1898 at the Battle of Omdurman, the British routed the Mahdist army. The twenty-three year old Churchill rode in the last major (although not the last) cavalry action in the history of the British army. He was lucky to survive the ill-judged charge which saw some of the heaviest

“A really well-made, old-fashioned anti-war epic in a forthright and robustly enjoyable style… I can imagine David Lean or Steven Spielberg making this, or even John Sturges or J Lee Thompson.” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian Arthur Harari brings to the big screen the epic true-life drama of Hiroo Onoda, the legendary Japanese soldier who maintained his post in the Philippine jungle for 30 years after WWII ended. ONODA: 10,000 NIGHTS IN THE JUNGLE opens this Friday: bit.ly/3eULz09 | Film Forum

At the Cannes Film Festival, Angelina Jolie honoured Fatima Hassouna, a Palestinian photojournalist killed in Gaza; Shaden Gardood, a Sudanese singer and activist killed in crossfire in Omdurman; and Viktoriia Amelina, a Ukrainian writer and war crimes researcher who died after a Russian missile strike. Jolie called for continued support for artists risking their lives to document truth and conflict. #AngelinaJolie #FatimaHassouna #ShadenGardood #ViktoriiaAmelina #Gaza #Sudan #Ukraine #Cannes202

The memory lives on. Today marks the start of the 76th anniversary of the D-Day Landings and the Battle of Normandy. This film tells the story of Allied special forces whose daring exploits changed the course of World War II. Written and directed by Carl Colby whose father, William Colby, jumped into Nazi-occupied France as a member of the legendary OSS Jedburghs, the predecessor to U.S. Special Forces. #DDay2020 🎥 The OSS Society | Australia in the United States