Director: Jean-Paul Salome
Writer: Jean-Paul Salome, Laurent Vachaud
Starring: Sophie Marceau, Julie Depardieu
Released: August 7, 2008
Rating: (MA)
Runtime: 117 minutes
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Story: 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 reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy, and to kill a German SS colonel who is close to figuring out the imminent secret of D-Day, proves to be emotional and brutal. The story is inspired by the accomplishments of decorated SOE agent Lise de Baissac.
Cast:
Sophie Marceau Louise Desfontaines
Julie Depardieu Jeanne Faussier
Marie Gillain Suzy Desprez
Deborah Francois Gaelle Lemenech
Moritz Bleibtreu Karl Heindrich
Maya Sansa Maria Luzzato
Julien Boisselier Pierre Desfontaines
Vincent Rottiers Eddy
Volker Bruch Lieutenant Becker
Robin Renucci Melchior
Xavier Beauvois Claude Granville
Colin David Reese Colonel Maurice Buckmaster
Jurgen Mash Gerd Von Rundstedt
Conrad Cecil Le geologue anglais
Alexandre Jazede Rene Bourienne