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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": 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.

"Ordinary women. Extraordinary heroes."

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Review by: SWITCH.

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

Reviewer rating: 7.0

Actors


Sarah Megan Thomas

Virginia Hall


Stana Katic

Vera Atkins


Radhika Apte

Noor Inayat Khan


Linus Roache

Maurice Buckmaster


Rossif Sutherland

Dr. Chevain


Samuel Roukin

Christopher


Laila Robins

Pirani


Marc Rissmann

Klaus Barbie


David Schaal

Colonel Gubbins

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