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A Call to Spy (2020)

02/10/2020 (US)History, Crime, Drama2h 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.

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    1. Sarah Megan Thomas

      Sarah Megan Thomas

      Virginia Hall

    2. Stana Katic

      Stana Katic

      Vera Atkins

    3. Radhika Apte

      Radhika Apte

      Noor Inayat Khan

    4. Linus Roache

      Linus Roache

      Maurice Buckmaster

    5. Rossif Sutherland

      Rossif Sutherland

      Dr. Chevain

    6. Samuel Roukin

      Samuel Roukin

      Christopher

    7. Laila Robins

      Laila Robins

      Pirani

    8. Marc Rissmann

      Marc Rissmann

      Klaus Barbie

    9. David Schaal

      David Schaal

      Colonel Gubbins

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    A review by SWITCH.

    7.0
    Written by SWITCH. on Dec 25, 2020

    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...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • based on true story