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02/10/2020 History, Crime, Drama 2h 4m
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Ordinary women. Extraordinary heroes.

Overview

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

  1. Lydia Dean Pilcher

    Director

  2. Sarah Megan Thomas

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Sarah Megan Thomas

    Virginia Hall

  2. Stana Katic

    Vera Atkins

  3. Radhika Apte

    Noor Inayat Khan

  4. Linus Roache

    Maurice Buckmaster

  5. Rossif Sutherland

    Dr. Chevain

  6. Samuel Roukin

    Christopher

  7. Laila Robins

    Pirani

  8. Marc Rissmann

    Klaus Barbie

  9. David Schaal

    Colonel Gubbins

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Reviews

A review by SWITCH.
Written by SWITCH. on 2020-12-25
One of the limitations of a large scope war film is that you lose the human story that attracts audiences to the event. When something like a war - huge in scope by nature - is depicted on-screen (and likewise in education), you need a human focus to even begin to comprehend the magnitude of the real-world horror. Thomas does that here with the exceptional real-life stories of these women. It falls into the traps that too many biopics suffer, but with a great ensemble cast including Katic, Linus Roache ('Mandy') and Apte's first foray into American cinema, there is space for this film to exist...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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