War film 1917 which tells the story of World War 1 runners carrying a message across no man’s land has won Best Motion Picture - Drama at the Golden Globe Awards.
It was nominated alongside other big films of last year like Irishman, Joker, Marriage Story and The Two Popes.
In the movie 1917 two young soldiers, Blake (played by Dean-Charles Chapman) and Schofield (George MacKay) make a 24-hour trek across No Man’s Land to deliver a message, warning troops of an ambush that could result in the deaths of 1,600 British soldiers, including Blake's brother.
The basis for the film was inspired by the stories of Lance Corporal Alfred H. Mendes, director and co-writer Sam Mendes's grandfather, who served as a message runner in WWI.
Although the film is dedicated to him, Alfred and the missions he served on don't actually feature in the film.
Rather, writers created fictional characters to carry out a fictional mission informed by Alfred's stories.
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