Summary
It is 1944 and the D-Day invasion has failed, Germany's army have successfully invaded England and the Nazi war-machine is now heading west towards Wales. A group of women in an isolated Welsh village near the English border wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished. They have headed into the mountains to join the Resistance.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+32)
Critics 65Audiences 33GoodWatch 51
Tomatometer65%
IMDb4.9
Audience score16%
Running time
1 h 32 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 war movies, −26 min on the typical 118
typical 11892Half of all war movies run 103–135 min.
Reach
Streams in 9 countries, rent or buy in 11 more
Released
2011
November 25, 2011
15 years ago
Genres
WarDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
- Germany
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 2
- Amit Gupta Director, Screenplay
- Mick Ward First Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Owen Sheers Screenplay, Novel
Production · 11
- Richard Holmes Producer
- Amanda Faber Producer
- Sam Jones Casting
- Rachel Quigley Smith Production Accountant
- Adam Partridge Production Executive
- Lucy Taylor Casting Assistant
Camera · 8
- John Pardue Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Richard Swingle Focus Puller
- Kira Peacock Key Grip
- Jake Marcuson First Assistant Camera
- Philip Coleman Grip
- William Lyte Camera Trainee
Editing · 8
- Christopher Barwell Editor
- Steven Waltham First Assistant Editor
- Jateen Patel Digital Intermediate
- Steve Knight Digital Intermediate
- Tim Drewett Digital Intermediate
- Michelle Cort Digital Intermediate
Sound · 13
- Mark Bradshaw Original Music Composer, Musician
- Tony Gibson Sound Effects Editor
- Dafydd Weeks Sound Assistant
- Malcolm Davies Sound Mixer
- Clare Mahoney Foley Artist
- Stefano Marchetti ADR Mixer
Art · 6
- Adrian Smith Production Design
- Fran Cooper Set Decoration
- Dale Mackie Conceptual Design
- Rosanna Westwood Art Direction
- Alan Jones Construction Manager
- Michael Fleischer Supervising Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 5
- Nigel Egerton Costume Design
- Jo Evans Makeup Designer
- Amy Riley Makeup Artist
- Joanne Mosley Assistant Costume Designer
- Charlotte Giles Makeup Trainee
Visual Effects · 3
- Simon Frame Visual Effects Supervisor
- Fawnda Denham Visual Effects Producer
- Tom Harris Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting · 4
- Ian Barwick Gaffer
- Bruno Martins Electrician
- Alastair Bury Rigging Gaffer
- Gawain Nash Electrician
Other crew · 8
- Laura Lee Connery Stunt Driver
- Massimo Pasquetti Compositor
- Ben Rothwell Armorer
- Sav Akyüz Visual Effects Editor
- Dean Spicksley Scenic Artist
- Hannah Boyton Scenic Artist
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