Darkest Hour, directed by Joe Wright, is the dramatic and inspiring story of four weeks in 1940 during which Winston Churchill’s courage to lead changed the course of world history.
Following its celebrated debut at the Telluride and Toronto Film Festivals, Darkest Hour has received a slew of critical acclaim. Starring Gary Oldman in a career defining performance as Winston Churchill, critics have been raving about his astonishing performance as one of the most influential leaders in history – culminating with a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama. Darkest Hour also stars Australian Ben Mendelsohn as King George VI, Kristin Scott Thomas as Churchill’s beloved wife, Clementine, and Lily James.
Darkest Hour is in Australian cinemas 11th January.
Peter Hammond – Deadline
“Every now and then, an actor finds a role he was born to play and that is definitely the case this time. Oldman blasts through this film with such force and dominance it is hard to imagine anyone else coming along this year that can steal the Best Actor Oscar from him”
Peter Debruge – Variety
“Hidden behind fake jowls and a receding hairline, Gary Oldman delivers one of the great performances of his career as Winston Churchill”
Sash Stone – The Wrap
“There is no other way to watch Oldman than in near disbelief that anyone could bring Churchill back to life this convincingly. It will be difficult for any other actor to top Oldman this year”
Guardian Australia will celebrate the release of Darkest Hour with a reader giveaway of 75 double passes to preview screenings in Sydney and Melbourne:
Sydney
Tuesday, 9 January
6:30pm
Event Cinemas, George St, Cinema 6
Melbourne
Wednesday 10 January
6:30pm
Hoyts Melbourne Central, Cinema 8
For your chance to win , please enter your name, email address and preferred screening below, along with your answer to the competition question:
Terms and Conditions
1. The ‘The darkest hour’ competition (the “Competition”) is open to Australian residents aged 18 and over (“You”) subject to paragraph 2 below.
2. Employees or agencies or their family members of GNM Australia Limited (“GNM”, “We”) its group or parent companies, or anyone else connected with the Competition may not enter the Competition.
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4. To enter the Competition, You must the instructions on [insert URL]. If You have any questions about how to enter or in connection with the Competition, please e-mail us at australia@theguardian.com with “The darkest hour” in the subject line.
5. You are responsible for the cost (if any) of sending your Competition entry to us.
6. Only one entry is permitted per person.
7. The closing date and time of the Competition is 23:59 Sydney time on 4/1/18 Entries received after that date and time will not be considered. GNM reserves the right in its absolute discretion to extend the closing date where the entries are not of sufficient quality.
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10. Your entry must be your own work, must not be copied, must not contain any third-party materials and/or content that You do not have permission to use and must not otherwise be obscene, defamatory or in breach of any applicable legislation or regulations.
If We have reason to believe your entry is not your own work or otherwise breaches this paragraph 10, then we may not consider it.
Picking the winners
11. The winners will be the entries which are judged to be the most original & thought provoking.
12. The decision of who the winners are will be made on or before 8/1/18 The decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
13. 25 winners will each win a pair of tickets to a Darkest Hour preview at one of these screenings: 6.30 pm Sydney (Jan 9th) - Event George St, 6.30 pm Melbourne (Jan 10th) – Hoyts Melbourne central
14. The winners will be notified by GNM by email on or before 7/1/18. If a winner does not respond to GNM within 48 hours of being notified by GNM, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and GNM shall be entitled to select another winner (and that winner will have to respond to the phone call or email from GNM within 48 hours or else they will also forfeit their prize). If a winner rejects their prize, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and GNM shall be entitled to select another winner.
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16. The prizes are not transferrable by You and not redeemable for cash or any other prize. You must pay all other costs associated with the prize and not specifically included in the prize.
17. We retain the right to substitute the prize with another prize of similar value in the event that the original prize offered is not available.
Some other rules
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21. No purchase is necessary. Entry is free.
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26. GNM reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Competition with or without prior notice due to reasons outside its control (including, without limitation, in the case of anticipated, suspected or actual fraud). The decision of GNM in all matters under its control is final and binding.
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28. The Competition will be governed by the Australian laws applicable in the State(s) and/or Territory(ies) in which it is conducted.
