In the shadow of war, heroines write history.
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.
Pierre Desfontaines
The film's tagline is: "In the shadow of war, heroines write history."
The original title is "Les Femmes de l'ombre" (FR).
The runtime is 117 minutes (1h 57m).
The film features dialogue in 4 languages: French, English, Italian, German.
The film was directed by Jean-Paul Salomé.
The screenplay was written by Jean-Paul Salomé and Laurent Vachaud.
The score was composed by Bruno Coulais.
Cinematography was handled by Pascal Ridao.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0824330.
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Les Femmes de l'ombre
Released
16
Français, English, Italiano, Deutsch
France
