Directed by Anthony Maras (Hotel Mumbai) and co-written with David Haig, Pressure is adapted from the latter's stage play. The film is set in the 72 hours leading to the D-Day landings and focusses on James Stagg (Andrew Scott), the UK's chief meteorological officer, who is charged with forecasting the weather for the most pivotal event in World War II.
The cast also includes Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Damian Lewis and Chris Messina.
Pressure is in UK/ROI cinemas from September 9th.
Check out the trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
In the seventy two hours leading up to D-Day, all the pieces are in place except for one key element - the British weather.Britain's chief meteorological officer James Stagg (Andrew Scott) is called upon to deliver the most consequential forecast in history, locking him into a tense standoff with the entire Allied leadership. The wrong conditions could devastate the largest ever seaborne invasion, while any delay risks German intelligence catching on. With only his trusted aide Captain Kay Summersby (Kerry Condon) to confide in, and haunted by a catastrophic D-Day rehearsal, the final decision rests with Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser).With only hours to go, the fate of the war and the lives of millions hang in the balance.
