De Gaulle: The Resistance
A biographical war drama about General Charles de Gaulle, who fled to London in June 1940 to build a free France and organize the resistance against Nazi Germany, despite France’s surrender.
June 1940. France surrenders to the German army and signs the armistice. Amid the chaos, one man refuses to accept the situation: General Charles de Gaulle. As a newly designated enemy of the state, he flees, without military support or hope, to London to pick up the pieces of his fallen homeland. De Gaulle holds one unshakable belief: a new, free France and a Europe that will not lay down its arms against Nazi Germany.
De Gaulle: Résistance is the first part of an epic two-part series about the patriotic figure Charles de Gaulle, directed by Antonin Baudry. With his background as a diplomat in the French government, Baudry brings a sharp political perspective to the story. The film features big names from both Britain and France, such as Simon Abkarian (Casino Royale) as de Gaulle, Simon Russell Beale (House of the Dragon, The Death of Stalin) as Winston Churchill, and Mathieu Kassovitz (La Haine) as Admiral Darlan. The film had its world premiere at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival.
