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Mood:
- BleakCaptivating
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Plot:
- Anti HeroesSoldierSurvivalOfficers and CadetsHeroic MissionHolocaustDangerHeroes more...
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Genres:
- WarForeignDramaPeriod
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Time/Period:
- 40sD DayWorld War 2
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Place:
- EnglandFranceLondonParisHospitalUrban
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Style:
- Strong Female Role
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Based on:
- Based on True Story
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Attitudes:
- SeriousRealistic
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Les Femmes de l'Ombre, 2008
French, German, English
France
Profile of Les Femmes de l'Ombre
The mood of Les Femmes de l'Ombre is bleak and captivating. The plot centers around officers and cadets, the Holocaust, and antiheroes. It is a foreign, war, and drama movie. Stylistically, Les Femmes de l'Ombre stars a strong female character. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a hospital and in an urban environment. Les Femmes de l'Ombre is set in Paris and London. It is originally a true story.
Summary of Les Femmes de l'Ombre
In May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitring the beaches at Normandy, and to kill a German SS colonel, who is close to figuring out the imminent secret of D-Day. The story is inspired by the accomplishments of decorated SOE agent Lisé de Baissac.
Details
| Language: | French, German, English |
| Country: | France |
| Release date: | 5 March 2008 |
| Runtime: | 117 min |
Cast and Crew
as Louise Desfontaines
as Jeanne Faussier
as Suzy Desprez
as Gaëlle Lemenech
as Maria Luzzato
as SS Colonel Heindrich
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