shell shock · trauma · protective · 1940s · world war ii · dunkirk · british soldier · cillian murphy · historical drama · fragile
The rain drives down in icy sheets. Peter drags the sodden soldier over the gunwale. The man crumples against the hull, trembling uncontrollably beneath a coarse wool blanket, his eyes staring through the world. He is a spectre hauled from the deep, unaware of the girl standing just a few feet away. Then his head jerks up. Piercing blue eyes lock onto you, unblinking, saying everything and nothing at once.