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The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army". Starring Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte in lead roles.
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The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army". Starring Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Radhika Apte in lead roles.
Best FemaleDirected Narrative Feature | 2019
2019 | Lydia Dean
After shooting, lead actress Sarah Megan Thomas's left Achilles tendon ruptured. The rupture occurred due to complications of playing Virginia Hall on screen (a historical character with a wooden left leg). Thomas needed surgery and extensive rehab to repair the tendon.
Monopoly games really were used in WWII to help people escape. Allied intelligence sent packages to their POWs that featured clandestine escape kits, which included tools like compasses, metal files, money, and, most importantly, maps all disguised as parts of the game.
This was the Hollywood debut of Radhika Apte, who plays Noor Inayat Khan.
Luger pistol when fired did not eject the first shot case but a second shot was able to be fired.
Near film's end, Vera is introduced to the operations chief of the Office of Strategic Services, the organization that eventually became the CIA.
"Virginia Hall: I've never seen so much hatred. The Germans control what the French read and hear.False information is everywhere. The latest, an anti-Semitic exhibition. There are lines down the block to see it."
"Noor Inayat Khan: You know I've been telling you that I've been training to go abroad? I have to go tonight. Pirani: Why? Where are they sending you? Noor Inayat Khan: You... you know we're not allowed to talk about it. But, Mom, we knew this was going to happen, didn't we? Pirani: Please don't go. Your family needs you here. Noor Inayat Khan: I need your understanding. I have to do something. Pirani: You remember the Sufi saying? Don't you know yet, it's your light that lights the world. Noor Inayat Khan: Yes, that's why I must go."
