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19/02/2017 Romance, War, Drama 1h 57m
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In the fight for freedom everyone played a part.

Overview

During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

  1. Lone Scherfig

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Gemma Arterton

    Catrin Cole

  2. Sam Claflin

    Tom Buckley

  3. Bill Nighy

    Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank

  4. Jack Huston

    Ellis Cole

  5. Helen McCrory

    Sophie Smith

  6. Eddie Marsan

    Sammy Smith

  7. Jake Lacy

    Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan

  8. Rachael Stirling

    Phyl Moore

  9. Henry Goodman

    Gabriel Baker

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Reno
Written by Reno on 2017-09-26
**The war and the cinema!**

The film was based on the book and about filmmaking, particularly screen writing. Fictional comedy-drama that is set in London in 1940. While the war tearing apart the nation, some people are not disturbed by it. They are going ahead with their film projects, especially war themed to boost the people's confidence. That's when the new arrival, Mrs. Cole, begins her career as a writer. So her experience working with the scripts, meeting the real people whose story are getting adapted and her gloomy romance, everything lets us know.

A nice film and a little diffe...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$11,795,877.00

Revenue
$3,603,484.00

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