A balding four-star general in a dark green military uniform stands in tense conversation with a middle aged moustached man in a navy suit, both shown in profile facing each other closely. Behind them, a crowded war room is dominated by a large operational map covered in colored markers and route lines, with several other officers and personnel working in the background.

Cinema Bambino: Pressure

Descriptive Subtitles, Relaxed

About Cinema Bambino: Pressure

Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser star in the incredible true story of one meteorologist's mighty impact on D-Day.

Pressure follows the nail-biting 72 hours in the lead-up to D-Day. General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Fraser) employs chief meteorologist Captain James Stagg (Scott) to advise him on when to launch the largest seaborne invasion in history. With the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, Captain Stagg must cut through military egos, crushing uncertainty and terrifyingly high stakes to make an impossible call. A tense historical thriller about weather, warfare and the burden of responsibility, Pressure turns a pivotal moment in modern history into gripping, muscular cinema.
 

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Duration includes trailers, adverts and any Q&A/panel. For events such as NT Live, Colour Box and Reel & Meal there will be minimal advertising. We do not admit latecomers after the main feature has started and we have a limited food & drink policy.

MAC’s cinema programme has been generously supported by BFI Film Audience Network and Film Hub Midlands.

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