Les Femmes de l'ombre (2008)
"In the shadow of war, heroines write history."

Title: Female Agents
Original Title: Les Femmes de l'ombre
Release Date: 2008-02-08
Status: Released
Rating: 6.6/10 (from 257 votes)
Language: FR
Genres: War, History
Production Companies: La Chauve Souris, Restons Groupés Production, TF1 International, TF1 Films Production
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.
Cast

Sophie Marceau
Louise Desfontaines

Julie Depardieu
Jeanne Faussier

Marie Gillain
Suzy Desprez

Déborah François
Gaëlle Lemenech

Moritz Bleibtreu
Karl Heinrich

Julien Boisselier
Pierre Desfontaines

Maya Sansa
Maria Luzzato

Vincent Rottiers
Eddy

Volker Bruch
Lieutenant Becker

David Capelle
Bernard