Studies in the 1980s suggest that between 2.5 and 3 percent of all people in the United States are considered mentally retarded. According to the 1990 census, 6.3 and 7.5 million people in the United States have mental retardation.
Dunkirk (2017 film) Dunkirk is an upcoming English-language war film written, co-produced, and directed by Christopher Nolan. Set during World War II, it concerns the Dunkirk evacuation. Nolan said Dunkirk was not a war film but rather a survival story and first and foremost a suspense film, lacking the bloody aspects of combat. The film is a co-production between the United Kingdom, France, and the United States.
Dunkirk evacuation. Dunkirk evacuation, (1940) in World War II, the evacuation of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) and other Allied troops from the French seaport of Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to England. Naval vessels and hundreds of civilian boats were used in the evacuation, which began on May 26.