Resistance (2011)

In 1944 a group of women in an isolated Welsh village wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished.

Director:

Amit Gupta

Writers:

Amit Gupta (screenplay), Owen Sheers (novel),

Stars:

Iwan Rheon, Michael Sheen, Andrea Riseborough

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Iwan Rheon	...	George
Michael Sheen	...	Tommy Atkins
Andrea Riseborough	...	Sarah
Tom Wlaschiha	...	Albrecht
Kimberley Nixon	...	Bethan
Stanislav Ianevski	...	Bernhardt
Alexander Doetsch Dreymon	...	Steiner (as Alexander Doetsch)
Anatole Taubman	...	Sebald
Jassa Ahluwalia	...	Russian Partisan (voice)
Matt Hookings	...	German Soldier
Sharon Morgan	...	Maggie
Mossie Smith	...	Ruth
George Taylor	...	Gernot
Nia Gwynne	...	Sian
Tomos Eames	...	Tom Lewis

Storyline

In 1944 a group of women in an isolated Welsh village wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished.

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Plot Keywords:

german invasion | occupied country | world war two | one word title | resistance fighter | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller | War

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Details

Country:

UK Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 November 2011 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Herefordshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Rich Films, Film Agency for Wales, Square One Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The setting of the novel and the film is The Olchon, a real valley in the Welsh borders.

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Goofs

The German soldiers are a Wehrmacht unit, and yet their Kubelwagen and motorcycle bear SS runes.

User Reviews

completely pretentious - what were they thinking of

A potentially good story line ruined by the direction. The director must have watched far to many new wave films. Cutting out the endless shots of the cast staring at each other and numerous silences as the cast have deep thoughts would have reduced the film from 90 minutes to circa 35 minutes .....you get the idea. Directors end to engage the audience not drive them to boredom. In addition where did they get the German soldiers from - those German accents have not seen Germany. Difficult top know which was the worst scene in the film ( there were many). My money is on the one when the young resistance fighter shoots the horse ...cut to crying in his fathers arms.