A Call to Spy (2019)

Directed by

Lydia Dean Pilcher

Genre

spy film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 211 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows female spies who worked secretly for the British during World War II. It focuses on their recruitment and dangerous missions behind enemy lines.

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What happens

A Call to Spy (also known as Liberté: A Call to Spy) is a 2019 American spy drama film written and produced by Sarah Megan Thomas and directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher. The title is a stylistic variant of 'a call to arms'. It stars Sarah Megan Thomas, Radhika Apte and Stana Katic. A Call to Spy had its world premiere on June 21, 2019, at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, and was released in the United States on October 2, 2020, in theaters and on video on demand. The film received mostly positive reviews. Film critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes said it "overcomes a surprising lack of tension with an overall engaging tribute to an oft-overlooked group of World War II heroes." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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