Plot
Charlotte (Cate Blanchett), a young Scottish woman, who has studied in France, is living in London during World War II. Within a few weeks she falls in love with a young pilot and is recruited by the Secret Service to act as a courier for the French Resistance. However, her mission behind enemy lines becomes a personal mission to find her lover who has been shot down. Assigned to a Communist Resistance group, she encounters acts of betrayal from sometimes unexpected sources, but meets the violence of war and her own disappointment with hope.
Written by
Sebastian Faulks, Jeremy Brock
Directed by
Gillian Armstrong
Crew
Production Countries
Australia, Germany, United Kingdom
Production Companies
Film4 Productions, Senator Film, Ecosse Films, Pod Films
Languages
English
Awards
6 nominations
Scores
# of Votes
13,670
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
48
Popularity
NA