Resistance
Resistance
Synopsis
1944: after the failure of the D-day landings, a German counterattack lands on British soil. Within a month, half of Britain is occupied.
Sarah Lewis, a 26 year-old farmer's wife, wakes to find her husband Tom has disappeared. On the same morning the other women in the isolated Welsh border valley of Olchon discover their husbands have gone, too. Assuming their men have joined the resistance, the women in this tiny community pull together, taking on the running of the farms themselves and waiting, desperate for news.
A German patrol arrives in the valley, the purpose of its mission a mystery. When a severe winter forces the two groups into co-operation, a fragile mutual dependency develops. Sarah begins a faltering acquaintance with the patrol's commanding officer, Albrecht.
But as the chaos of the war presses in on them, Albrecht feelings for Sarah deepen and he confesses to her the secret of his mission. Soon the valley’s delicate state of harmony begins to falter and the women and soldiers are forced to make decisions that will change their lives forever.
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 95 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Amit Gupta 1st Feature
- Producer
- Amanda Faber, Richard Holmes
- Co-Producer
- Isabelle Georgeaux
- Executive Producer
- Richard Staniforth, Keith Potter
- Editor
- Chris Barwell
- Screenwriter
- Amit Gupta, Owen Sheers
- Director of Photography
- John Pardue
- Production Designer
- Adrian Smith
- Music
- Mark Bradshaw
- Principal Cast
- Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wlaschiha, Michael Sheen
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 4th February 2011
