Dunkirk storms China's cinemas with immersive storytelling

Director Christopher Nolan's name in the marquee is a huge draw for Chinese audiences

With his latest war film Dunkirk, Christopher Nolan yet again has his name buzzing across China. As of Sunday, only its third day of public screening in the Chinese mainland, the film had already raked in over 197 million yuan ($30.1 million).

On Douban, a major Chinese film rating platform, Dunkirk is currently rated 8.6 out of 10, sitting comfortably in the top 10 percent of both war and history films.