A Call to Spy

A Call to Spy

17/1/2020 2h 4m 6.8/10

Overview

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

Director

Anthony Keating

Top Billed Cast

Stana Katic

Stana Katic

Vera Atkins

Linus Roache

Linus Roache

Maurice Buckmaster

Rossif Sutherland

Rossif Sutherland

Dr. Chevain

Radhika Apte

Radhika Apte

Noor Inayat Khan

Samuel Roukin

Samuel Roukin

Christopher

Sarah Megan Thomas

Sarah Megan Thomas

Virginia Hall

Reviews

SWITCH.

SWITCH.

12/25/2020

7/10

One of the limitations of a large scope war film is that you lose the human story that attracts audiences to the event. When something like a war - huge in scope by nature - is depicted on-screen (and likewise in education), you need a human focus to even begin to comprehend the magnitude of the real-world horror. Thomas does that here with the exceptional real-life stories of these women. It falls into the traps that too many biopics suffer, but with a great ensemble cast including Katic, Linus Roache ('Mandy') and Apte's first foray into American cinema, there is space for this film to exist and prosper. At the very least, these real-life heroic women deserve your attention. - Joel Kalkopf Read Joel's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-a-call-to-spy-the-unknown-stories-of-real-life-heroes

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