First Light (2010)

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Country: UK
Genres: Biography, Drama, War
Release: 2010-09-14
Director: Matthew Whiteman
Writers: Matthew Whiteman , Caleb Ranson , Geoffrey Wellum
Language: English
Stars: Sam Heughan , Gary Lewis , Ben Aldridge , Alex Robertson , Paul Kynman , Paul Tinto , Jordan Bernarde , Alex Waldmann , Tuppence Middleton , Richard Walsh
Runtime: 75 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Spitfire (France, French Republic) , First Light , First Light (United Kingdom)
Plot: In May 1940 eighteen-year old Geoffrey Wellum joins the 92 squadron of the Royal Air Force and is taken to the pub,where pilots who have seen action sign their names on a blackboard. Next day,with no flying experience,he is expected to pilot a Spitfire;he is nervous but exhilarated. Soon he is seeing action against the Luftwaffe,his sense of duty dispelling fear,and,having taken part in the Battle of Britain,is awarded a medal,though he never signs the blackboard. By 1941 he has flown fifty missions and feels invincible,though he sees friends die and in 1942 the stress causes him to have a breakdown. However he survives the war and,in the present,talks direct to camera,voicing his feelings about his service experiences.
IMDB:tt1653661