A CALL TO SPY (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Sarah Megan Thomas (Equity), Stana Katic (The Possession of Hannah Grace), Radhika Apte (The Waiting Room), Linus Roache (Mandy), Marc Rissmann (Overlord), Rossif Sutherland (Hyena Road), Samuel Roukin (Bright Star), Andrew Richardson (film debut), Laila Robins (Eye in the Sky), Mathilde Ollivier (Overlord)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Lydia Dean Pilcher (Radium Girls), director; Sarah Megan Thomas (Backwards), writer, producer; Lillie Rebecca McDonough (Radium Girls), composer; Robby Baumgartner (Blindspotting) and Miles Goodall (Retribution), cinematographers; Paul Tothill (Atonement), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In England, during the early days of the Second World War, Churchill’s new spy agency – the Special Operations Executive – recruits and trains women as spies, with a mission to conduct sabotage and build a resistance across Europe. Among the women recruited by SOE’s Vera Atkins (Katic) are ambitious, wooden-legged American Virginia Hill (Thomas), and Muslim pacifist Noor Inayat Khan (Apte), who together leave an unmistakable legacy as they undermine the Nazis in France…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This thrilling wartime adventure sheds light on some important figures who have been hidden from the public eye for way too long, including Noor Inayat Khan who was the first female wireless operator sent to France for the resistance.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 23RD OCTOBER 2020

Search from over ten years of movies here:

Other recent reviews:

Is This Thing On? (dir. Bradley Cooper)

A middle-aged divorcee dips his toes into the stand-up comedy scene…

Return to Silent Hill (dir. Christophe Gans)

A young man is drawn to the mysterious town of Silent Hill…

The History of Sound (dir. Oliver Hermanus)

In the early 20th century, two young men develop a life-changing bond…

Mercy (dir. Timur Bekmambetov)

A cop has ninety minutes to prove his innocence to an AI judge…

H is for Hawk (dir. Philippa Lowthorpe)

A grieving academic finds solace in training a wild goshawk…

No Other Choice (dir. Park Chan-Wook)

A desperate unemployed man sets out to eliminate his competition for a new job…

The Rip (dir. Joe Carnahan)

A group of cops come across a tempting pile of cash during a raid…

The Voice of Hind Rajab (dir. Kaouther Ben Hania)

In January 2024, a group of Red Crescent volunteers receive an emergency call from Gaza…

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (dir. Nia DaCosta)

The continuing adventures of young Spike as he ventures through a zombie-infested Britain…

Rental Family (dir. Hikari)

A struggling actor is hired by an unusual firm in Japan…

Optimized by Optimole