Les Femmes de l'ombre / Female Agents / Jean-Paul Salomé / 2008

Les Femmes de l'ombre

2008 War / Drama

Director: Jean-Paul Salomé
Script: Jean-Paul Salomé, Laurent Vachaud
Photo: Pascal Ridao
Music: Bruno Coulais
Cast: Sophie Marceau (Louise Desfontaines), Julie Depardieu (Jeanne Faussier), Marie Gillain (Suzy Desprez), Déborah François (Gaëlle Lemenech), Moritz Bleibtreu (Heindrich), Maya Sansa (Maria Luzzato), Julien Boisselier (Pierre Desfontaines), Vincent Rottiers (Eddy), Volker Bruch (Lieutenant Becker), Robin Renucci (Melchior), Xavier Beauvois (Charles Granville), Colin David Reese (Colonel Maurice Buckmaster), Jurgen Mash (Gerd Von Rundstedt)
Country: France
Language: French / German / English
Runtime: 120 min
Aka: Female Agents

Summary

France, during WWII. When her husband is killed whilst mounting an ambush against the Nazis, resistance member Louise leaves France and heads for Britain. Here she meets up with her brother, Pierre, who persuades her to join a secret service unit charged with intelligence gathering and sabotage missions. Her task is to recruit three young women for a special commando mission, which involves rescuing British soldiers from a German hospital...

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