Serving as a perfect companion piece to this summer’s Dunkirk, the upcoming biopic Darkest Hour is an Oscar season hopeful about Winston Churchill confronting Britain’s most dramatic turning point of WWII.

Gary Oldman stars as the iconic Prime Minister in a powerhouse performance that’s already being billed as a lock for Best Actor. Hype aside, under the direction of Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice), Darkest Hour should offer history geeks and cinephiles a fascinating look at one of the 20th Century’s most crucial figures.

Co-starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily James, and Ben Mendelssohn, Darkest Hour opens in limited release on November 22, 2017 and expands through December.