Hurricane

Hurricane, also known as Hurricane: 303 Squadron, and as Mission of Honor in the United States (Polish: 303: Bitwa o Anglię), is a 2018 biographical war film, produced by Krystian Kozlowski and Matthew Whyte, directed by David Blair, and written by Alastair Galbraith and Robert Ryan. The film stars Iwan Rheon, with Milo Gibson, Stefanie Martini, Marcin Dorociński, Kryštof Hádek and Christopher Jaciow in supporting roles. Hurricane depicts the experiences of a group of Polish pilots of No. 303 Squadron RAF ( 303) in the Battle of Britain in the Second World War. The film had its premiere in Warsaw, Poland on 17 August 2018. It was released in the UK on the 7 September 2018. The movie debuted at almost exactly the same time as the Polish production 303 Squadron, often leading to confusion between two films, especially in Poland. Plot The pilots of No. 303 Squadron RAF, part of the Free Polish Air Force, have escaped from Europe, following the Nazi invasions of Poland and France, to join the Royal Air Force. Czech Josef František, refusing to become a bomber pilot, invites himself into the newly formed unit. Canadian RAF pilot John Kent, who became affectionately known as "Kentowski", has his work cut out for him when he is handed the angry and often maligned squadron to command. Piloting Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft, 303 Squadron works through language barriers, cultural differences and their grief on the loss of loved ones to become highly effective in the Battle of Britain. At the conclusion, the Polish pilots are told that they will be repatriated to communist Poland. Cast Iwan Rheon as Jan Zumbach Milo Gibson as John A. Kent Stefanie Martini as Phyllis Lambert Kryštof Hádek as Josef František Marcin Dorociński as Witold Urbanowicz Christopher Jaciow as Zdzisław Henneberg Nicholas Farrell as Sir Hugh Dowding Robert Portal as Keith Park Sam Hoare as Kellett Teresa Mahoney as McCormac