ThestoryofParker’sneweffort,pennedbyWilliamBillyIvory,isinspiredbytrueeventsandissetinthesummerof2014Ontheoccasionofthe70thanniversaryoftheDDaylandingsinFrance,octogenarianBernardJordanplayedbyMichaelCainemadeglobalheadlinesHe’dstagedagreatescapefromhiscarehometojoinfellowwarveteransonabeachinNormandy,commemoratingtheirfallencomradesThebittersweetscriptissaidtoexploretherealitywithwitandaverybigheartBernie’sadventure,spanningjust48hours,alsomarkedtheculminationofhis60yearmarriagetoIreneGlendaJacksonThefilmwillalsocelebratetheirlovewithoutanysentimentalityandwithaneyetothelessonswemightalllearnfromtheGreatestGeneration