During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

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Their Finest (2017)

In the fight for freedom everyone played a part.

★ 6.6/10 February 19, 2017 117 min

DramaRomanceWar

Director: Lone Scherfig  ·  Writer: Gaby Chiappe

During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

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Lone Scherfig Lone Scherfig

Cast

Gemma Arterton Gemma Arterton Catrin Cole Sam Claflin Sam Claflin Tom Buckley Bill Nighy Bill Nighy Ambrose Hilliard / Uncle Frank Jack Huston Jack Huston Ellis Cole Helen McCrory Helen McCrory Sophie Smith Eddie Marsan Eddie Marsan Sammy Smith Jake Lacy Jake Lacy Carl Lundbeck / Brannigan Rachael Stirling Rachael Stirling Phyl Moore Henry Goodman Henry Goodman Gabriel Baker Paul Ritter Paul Ritter Raymond Parfitt Richard E. Grant Richard E. Grant Roger Swain Nicholas Murchie Nicholas Murchie Bus Conductor

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Reno
Reno September 26, 2017
★ 6/10

**The war and the cinema!** The film was based on the book and about filmmaking, particularly screen writing. Fictional comedy-drama that is set in London in 1940. While the war tearing apart the nation, some people are not disturbed by it. They are going ahead with their film projects, especially war themed to boost the people's confidence. That's when the new arrival, Mrs. Cole, begins her career as a writer. So her experience working with the scripts, meeting the real people whose story are getting adapted and her gloomy romance, everything lets us know. A nice film and a little different than the majority of the film that came this year. The focus was good. I mean while bombs falling from the sky, all this tale concentrated was film business. Something like 'Argo', but given less preference to the war, except its consequences which diverted their plan in some scenario. So there…