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Les Femmes de l'Ombre (Female Agents) (2008)

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A handful of women use their smarts and allure in the service of the French Resistance in this historical drama set during World War II. Louise (Sophie Marceau) is a beautiful woman recruited into the French underground by her brother Pierre (Julien Boisselier) while Nazi forces occupy their homeland. Maurice Buckmaster (Colin David Reese) is a British agent who smuggles Louise into London to give her a special assignment -- a British scientist working with weapons research has been captured by

Unrated, 1 hr. 56 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure

Jean-Paul Salomé

Apr 7, 2009

TFM Distribution

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All Critics (10) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (6) | Rotten (2) | DVD (3)

A war thriller in classic style, with superb central performances which help Female Agents rise above the awful title and keep you hooked from start to gripping finish.

September 22, 2009 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | Comment
Empire Magazine

Being based on facts, the story doesn't conform to a standard dramatic structure - making it even more of a nail biting experience.

July 26, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | Comment
Urban Cinefile

Salome manages to give a sobering account of the resistance movement, as he clearly shows the cost that is paid. We warm to each of the characters as we follow the twists and turns of the complex plot that leads us through betrayals and triumphs

July 26, 2008 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | Comment
Urban Cinefile

At no point does Female Agents begin to approach the muddy, bloody complexities of war represented by Black Book or Lust, Caution, films genuinely fascinated by the plight of women behind enemy lines.

July 1, 2008 Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | Comment
Daily Telegraph

Salomé... struggles to resist the occupation of his film by misplaced cliché and awkward melodrama, undermining any claim to authenticity.

June 23, 2008 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment
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Audience Reviews for Les Femmes de l'Ombre (Female Agents)

This war thriller is incrediblily and inspired by the multi-decorated wartime agent Lisa Villameur, director Jean-Paul Salome's beautifully nuanced film focused on the remarkable behaviour of women whose actions were often overlooked in favour of their male counterparts. The thrill is in the way Salome presents his

July 26, 2009
deano
Dean McKenna

Super Reviewer

A welcome return to those classic WW2 movies of yester years.Good build up and great tension and some good performances from the female cast.The movie felt like the old war movies i use to watched wheni was a kid and thats one of the reason i have given this movie a high score.Being a french movie and not a hollywood

December 30, 2008
briandeguelle

Super Reviewer

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