2017·Romance·1h 57m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Lone Scherfig
based on novel or book
world war ii
filmmaking
war propaganda
woman director
london blitz
1940s
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Cast
Gemma Arterton
Catrin Cole
Sam Claflin
Tom Buckley
Bill Nighy
Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank
Jack Huston
Ellis Cole
Helen McCrory
Sophie Smith
Eddie Marsan
Sammy Smith
Jake Lacy
Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan
Rachael Stirling
Phyl Moore
Henry Goodman
Gabriel Baker
Paul Ritter
Raymond Parfitt
Richard E. Grant
Roger Swain
Nicholas Murchie
Bus Conductor
Crew
Lone Scherfig
Director
Rachel Portman
Original Music Composer
Lucia Zucchetti
Editor
Sebastian Blenkov
Director of Photography
Stephen Woolley
Producer
Zygi Kamasa
Executive Producer
Christine Langan
Executive Producer
Glenn Freemantle
Sound Designer
Charlotte Walter
Costume Designer
Bella Ava Georgiou
Makeup Artist
Lissa Evans
Novel
Dan Hirst
Stunts
Popular Reviews
58 reviews
Angelina
6.0★ · 02/23/26
started watching for claudia jessie (and dunkirk subplot), stayed for the vibes.. (oh and btw her character ended up w nikolai from the grishaverse?? my guy <3)
i was really getting into the film, it was really wholesome and those like 20 mins happened, just what? why tf sam claflin always dies?? so yeah i was frustrated to say the least.
i was really getting into the film, it was really wholesome and those like 20 mins happened, just what? why tf sam claflin always dies?? so yeah i was frustrated to say the least.
started watching for claudia jessie (and dunkirk subplot), stayed for the vibes.. (oh and btw her character ended up w nikolai from the grishaverse?? my guy <3)
i was really getting into the film, it was really wholesome and those like 20 mins happened, just what? why tf sam claflin always dies?? so yeah i was frustrated to say the least.
i was really getting into the film, it was really wholesome and those like 20 mins happened, just what? why tf sam claflin always dies?? so yeah i was frustrated to say the least.
Felix Rees
6.0★ · 11/10/25
Very much enjoyed this, it was witty, funny and flowed very smoothly, as in the story and the direction it was going in was very focused.
It was a tad bit over-sentimental in the third act, but I can understand why the film was portraying itself that way, even if it did just go a touch over the top.
There were also a few moments in the third act where the feminism was slightly obnoxious, but still worked so it’s fine, just not perfect. Other than that, I thought this film was a decent case of feminist cinema.
It was a tad bit over-sentimental in the third act, but I can understand why the film was portraying itself that way, even if it did just go a touch over the top.
There were also a few moments in the third act where the feminism was slightly obnoxious, but still worked so it’s fine, just not perfect. Other than that, I thought this film was a decent case of feminist cinema.
Very much enjoyed this, it was witty, funny and flowed very smoothly, as in the story and the direction it was going in was very focused.
It was a tad bit over-sentimental in the third act, but I can understand why the film was portraying itself that way, even if it did just go a touch over the top.
There were also a few moments in the third act where the feminism was slightly obnoxious, but still worked so it’s fine, just not perfect. Other than that, I thought this film was a decent case of feminist cinema.
It was a tad bit over-sentimental in the third act, but I can understand why the film was portraying itself that way, even if it did just go a touch over the top.
There were also a few moments in the third act where the feminism was slightly obnoxious, but still worked so it’s fine, just not perfect. Other than that, I thought this film was a decent case of feminist cinema.
Mayabin
4.0★ · 07/11/25
The ending is just so random
The ending is just so random
mp
10.0★ · 05/12/24
i guess i only have myself to blame for hoping that sam claflin might survive this time. at least catrin got a real desk in the end...
i guess i only have myself to blame for hoping that sam claflin might survive this time. at least catrin got a real desk in the end...
mp king
10.0★ · 05/12/24
i guess i only have myself to blame for hoping that sam claflin might survive this time. at least catrin got a real desk in the end...
i guess i only have myself to blame for hoping that sam claflin might survive this time. at least catrin got a real desk in the end...