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6.6/10 • 419

2017-02-191h 57m

RomanceWarDrama

In the fight for freedom everyone played a part.

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.

Directors
Lone Scherfig
Editors
Lucia Zucchetti

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  1. Gemma Arterton

    Gemma Arterton

    Catrin Cole

  2. Sam Claflin

    Sam Claflin

    Tom Buckley

  3. Bill Nighy

    Bill Nighy

    Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank

  4. Jack Huston

    Jack Huston

    Ellis Cole

  5. Helen McCrory

    Helen McCrory

    Sophie Smith

  6. Eddie Marsan

    Eddie Marsan

    Sammy Smith

  7. Jake Lacy

    Jake Lacy

    Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan

  8. Rachael Stirling

    Rachael Stirling

    Phyl Moore

  9. Henry Goodman

    Henry Goodman

    Gabriel Baker

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Sep 26, 2017

6/10

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 different than the majority of the film that came this year. The focus was good. I mean while bombs falling from the sky, all this tale concentrated was film business. Something like 'Argo', but given less preference to the war, except its consequences which diverted their plan in some scenario. So there were many small-small twist and turns. It also gets emotional at one stage. A well written and directed film similar to what the film characters did their best in the story. Gemma was good, but Claflin was totally different, in a good way. As much as I enjoyed, I also thought it should have been even better. Because thematically it was not for everyone. I mean the world war was a good idea, but the filmmaking was not like you are usually familiar with. Besides, it was not a laughing out loud comedy. Between the seriousness of war and fun around making films, the combination was rare and well worked out. Those who love pre 50s, 40s settings in a film would enjoy it for sure. Especially if they like films about films. 6/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11,795,877.00
Revenue
$3,603,484.00
Keywords
based on novel or bookworld war iifilmmakingwar propagandawoman directorlondon blitz1940s