A spy and a resistance fighter fall in love, then face a gritty, suspenseful test of their wartime romance.
Romantic and melancholy. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Paramount+, Kanopy (free) and Hoopla (free).
Moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence, about what an R should carry.
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In 1942, an intelligence officer in North Africa encounters a female French Resistance fighter on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. When they reunite in London, their relationship is tested by the pressures of war.
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
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