Atonement — United Kingdom
Briony Tallis works as a nurse in London, tending to the wounded returning from Dunkirk as she processes the guilt of a false accusation made before the war.
London's hospitals were overwhelmed by Dunkirk casualties in June 1940. Over 68,000 wounded men were evacuated — many of them in serious condition after days at sea in open vessels. The mobilisation of volunteer nurses and nursing students was essential to treating the influx.