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Female Agents is a 2008 French historical drama film directed by Jean-Paul Salomé and starring Sophie Marceau, Julie Depardieu, Marie Gillain, Déborah François, and Moritz Bleibtreu. Written by Salomé and Laurent Vachaud, the film is about female resistance fighters in the Second World War. Jean-Paul Salomé, the director, drew inspiration from an obituary in The Times newspaper of Lise de Baissac (Lise Villameur), from Mauritius (then a British colony), one of the heroines of the SOE, named "Louise Desfontaines" in the film and played by Sophie Marceau. The film was partly funded by BBC Films.
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2008 · 1h 57m · War · History
TMDB 6.6/10 (279 votes)
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.
Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé
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Jean-Paul SaloméDirector
Sophie Marceauas Louise Desfontaines
Julie Depardieuas Jeanne Faussier
Marie Gillainas Suzy Desprez
Déborah Françoisas Gaëlle Lemenech
Moritz Bleibtreuas Karl Heinrich
Julien Boisselieras Pierre Desfontaines
Maya Sansaas Maria Luzzato
Vincent Rottiersas Eddy
David Capelleas Bernard
Natasha Cashmanas Secrétaire BuckmasterJJan Oliver Schroederas Garde entrée hôpital
David Van Severenas Caporal Pioche
Robin Renuccias Melchior