In this gripping historical drama, the fate of France hangs in the balance as one man refuses to accept defeat. The film follows General Charles de Gaulle, portrayed by Lambert Wilson, a towering figure who must navigate the treacherous political landscape of World War II after France’s catastrophic fall to Nazi Germany. Isolated and often dismissed by Allied leaders, de Gaulle is driven by an unyielding conviction that his nation can rise again, even as his own government crumbles into collaboration. The story pivots on his desperate struggle to rally a fragmented resistance from exile in London, a lonely battle of will against overwhelming odds. Meanwhile, back in occupied France, his wife Yvonne, played by Isabelle Carré, confronts her own harrowing fight to protect their family from the Gestapo and the constant threat of betrayal. Told with a somber, intimate tone that balances personal sacrifice with grand historical stakes, "De Gaulle: Tilting Iron" explores the immense cost of leadership and the iron resolve required to forge a nation’s destiny when all seems lost.