After turning his series The Gentlemen -derived from the movie of the same name- into a success, director Guy Ritchie has just released a new feature film. It's called The Ministry of Dirty War, a film that has the same ingredients we are used to finding in his filmography. And also all the ingredients to captivate the viewers.

Based on recently declassified documents from the British War Office and inspired by real events from the novel by Damien Lewis, The Ministry of Dirty War is an action and comedy movie that tells the story of the first special forces organization created during World War II by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of army officers, including writer Ian Fleming.

This ultra-secret combat unit, formed by a group of rebels and nonconformists, undertakes a risky mission against the Nazis using only unconventional and unchivalrous fighting tactics. In the end, their bold strategy changed the course of the war and laid the groundwork for the British SAS and modern covert operations warfare.

Specifically, the film describes the so-called Postmaster Operation, an unauthorized mission by British intelligence to try to disable a series of ships that were resupplying Nazi submarines.

Additionally, it features a stellar cast led by Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, Mission: Impossible - Fallout), Eiza González (Baby Driver), Alan Ritchson (Reacher), Alex Pettyfer (In Time), Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After), Babs Olusamokun (Dune), Henrique Zaga (Beyond the Universe), Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds), with Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) and Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride).

The success of 'The Gentlemen'

Building on the universe of his 2019 movie The Gentlemen, and starring a completely new cast, which combines Hollywood stars with legends of British film and television, Netflix premiered a story told in eight episodes and directed by the British filmmaker.

The series tells the story of Eddie Horniman (Theo James, The White Lotus), an army officer who returns from active overseas service to say goodbye to his dying father (Edward Fox). After his father's death, at the reading of the will, Eddie discovers that his father, the Duke of Halstead has disinherited the eldest son, Freddy (Daniel Ings), leaving him the property and the title.

He also discovers that on the rustic estate that has passed to his name there is a huge clandestine cannabis plantation managed by a dangerous cartel. His brother's millionaire debt, caused by his drug and gambling problem, prevents him from getting rid of this business, and while trying to find a solution, Eddie ends up being seduced by the underworld.

*This article has been translated automatically using artificial intelligence