- Film Review
- Reviewed By Stella Papamichael
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4 out of 5
This period thriller marks a return to the cinema for writer/director Stephen Poliakoff after a decade crafting some of the most original drama on British television (including The Lost Prince and Shooting the Past). He brings his singular vision to the story of Anne (Romola Garai), a privileged girl whose world comes crashing down when, just ahead of the Second World War, she gets wind of a sinister plot to appease Hitler that could involve members of her family. Poliakoff cleverly translates the mood of fear and uncertainty in Britain into a dark psychological maze that leads Anne to the edge of insanity. Garai makes a gutsy yet vulnerable heroine and Bill Nighy is superb as Garai's politician father. Filling out the sterling cast of British actors are Julie Christie, David Tennant and a creepy Christopher Lee. And while events become a tad too surreal in parts, it's impossible to look away.
Plot Summary
Period thriller directed and written by Stephen Poliakoff, starring Romola Garai, Bill Nighy and Julie Christie. A life of comfort and privilege turns into a nightmare for a young woman after she discovers evidence of a bloody plot to appease Hitler, before his march on Europe.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Anne Keyes
- Romola Garai
- Alexander Keyes
- Bill Nighy
- Aunt Elizabeth
- Julie Christie
- Ralph Keyes
- Eddie Redmayne
- Celia Keyes
- Juno Temple
- Maud Keyes
- Jenny Agutter
- Gilbert
- Hugh Bonneville
- Lawrence
- Charlie Cox
- Oliver
- Corin Redgrave
- Hector Haldane
- David Tennant
- Balcombe
- Jeremy Northam
- Walter
- Christopher Lee
- Michael Walton
- Toby Regbo
- Mick
- Asier Newman
- Old Anne
- Muriel Pavlow
Crew
- Director
- Stephen Poliakoff
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