Female Agents
In the shadow of war, heroines write history.
2008 · 1h 57m · TV-MA
History, War
Directed by
Jean-Paul Salomé
,
Serge Onteniente
Overview
May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.
Director and cast
- Jean-Paul Salomé Director
- Serge Onteniente Director
- Sophie Marceau as Louise Desfontaines
- Julie Depardieu as Jeanne Faussier
- Marie Gillain as Suzy Desprez
- Déborah François as Gaëlle Lemenech
- Moritz Bleibtreu as Karl Heinrich
- Julien Boisselier as Pierre Desfontaines
- Maya Sansa as Maria Luzzato
- Vincent Rottiers as Eddy
- Volker Bruch as Lieutenant Becker
- David Capelle as Bernard
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