

Female Agents
Original Title: “Les Femmes de l'ombre”
“In the shadow of war, heroines write history.”
Overview
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.
Top 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

Natasha Cashman
Secrétaire Buckmaster

Jan Oliver Schroeder
Garde entrée hôpital
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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