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.
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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
Director
Lone Scherfig
Screenplay
Gaby Chiappe
Tagline
"In the fight for freedom everyone played a part."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$11,795,877
Revenue
$3,603,484
Production
BBC Film, HanWay Films, Number 9 Films, Filmgate Films, Ripken Productions, Pinewood Pictures, Wildgaze Films, Film i Väst, EuropaCorp
Reno
September 26, 2017
**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 ca...
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