Darkest Hour (2017)

Lily James: Elizabeth Layton

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• Elizabeth Layton : [laughing at Churchill's picture in the newspaper]  I'm not sure if you know this, but, um... t-t-the way you're doing your "V for victory" sign... well, in the poorer quarters, that gesture means something else.

  Winston Churchill : What does it mean?

  Elizabeth Layton : Well, I wouldn't like to say, sir.

  Winston Churchill : I was captured by the Boer. I spent time in a South African prison.

  Elizabeth Layton : "Up your bum." Sir.

  Winston Churchill : "Up your bum"?

  [roaring with laughter] 

  Winston Churchill : Up your...

  Elizabeth Layton : [laughing, too]  The way you're doing it, sir, yes, sir. But if you turn it around, that's fine. I wouldn't like millions of people to take it the wrong way.

  Winston Churchill : Indeed.

• Winston Churchill : The German army controls every French port except Dunkirk here and Calais here to the west, where the garrison under Brigadier Nicholson is drawing fire and delaying the German advance on Dunkirk. At both points, our troops are encircled. Now, we are still trying to clear Dunkirk Harbor of wrecked ships so that we can then land the boats we need to get our-our boys off those beaches. But enemy aircraft is attacking us constantly. Our... our only hope in Dunkirk is thick cloud cover to thwart these attacks, but the skies remain clear. And even then, I am told we still need a-a-a miracle to get even 10% of our men out. Courage, Miss Layton. Courage.

  [going over to a military advisor] 

  Winston Churchill : General.

  Elizabeth Layton : How... how long have they got... if we don't rescue them?

  Winston Churchill : One, maybe... two days.