A Call to Spy
(2020)
★ 6.7 IMDb · 216 votes
Year: 2020
Runtime: 123 мин
Country: United States of America
Director: Lydia Dean Pilcher
Cast: Sarah Megan Thomas, Stana Katic, Радхика Апте, Лайнус Роуч, Россиф Сазерленд, Samuel Roukin, Лайла Робинс, Марк Риссман, David Schaal, Мэтт Сэлинджер
Plot
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.
In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency -- the Special Operations Executive (SOE) -- to recruit and train women as spies. Their daunting mission: conduct sabotage and build a resistance. SOE's "spymistress," Vera Atkins (Stana Katic), recruits two unusual candidates: Virginia Hall (Sarah Megan Thomas), an ambitious American with a wooden leg, and Noor Inayat Khan (Radhika Atpe), a Muslim pacifist. Together, these women help to undermine the Nazi regime in France, leaving an unmistakable legacy in their wake. Inspired by true stories.