Told in flashback format, the elderly Joan (Judi Dench) is implicated in providing information to the Russians. When she began England was coming out of the second world war (WWII) in which Russia had been an ally. RED JOAN has two heroines -- Joan as an 80-something woman, aged, and adamant that she had never betrayed her country. Ultimately Joan is a humanist more than a nationalist.

I was fighting for the living, I loved my country!

The second Joan (Sophie Cookson) is a young student, innocent and idealistic, a physicist hired as a typist, vulnerable to seduction.

This elegant film is a pleasure to watch, well-crafted, interesting and directed without judgement.

Highly recommended.

2010-10-27 Available on Prime Video (Amazon), DVDs and BluRay

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Just the facts: Title: Red Joan (2018) Written by: Written by Lindsay Shapero from Jennie Rooney's novel Directed by: Trevor Nunn Running time: 1h 41min Rating: MA The Players: Judi Dench, Nina Sosanya, Sophie Cookson Official website: embankmentfilms.com/portfolio_page/red-joan IMDb entry www.imdb.com/title/tt7615302/reference For session times of current films, use the cinema listings on the Movie links page. For scheduled release dates, see the coming attractions section. For more information about this movie, check out the internet movie database. For the latest additions to Festivale, check out the change history section.