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Red Joan

Red Joan

To change the world, she betrayed her country

20186.61h 41m

Overview

London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service and accused of providing information to communist Russia during the forties.

Directed by Trevor Nunn
Written by Lindsay Shapero, Jennie Rooney
Produced by David Parfitt
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Top Cast

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

Joan Elizabeth Stanley

Sophie Cookson

Sophie Cookson

Young Joan Elizabeth Stanley

Tom Hughes

Tom Hughes

Leo Galich

Tereza Srbova

Tereza Srbova

Sonya Galich

Stephen Campbell Moore

Stephen Campbell Moore

Max

Ben Miles

Ben Miles

Nick

Nina Sosanya

Nina Sosanya

Ms. Hart

Laurence Spellman

Laurence Spellman

Mr Adams

Nicola Sloane

Nicola Sloane

Joan's Neighbor

F

Freddie Gaminara

William

Themes & Keywords

london, englandbased on novel or bookatomic bombspycold warworld war iisoviet unionbased on true storycambridgeco-workers relationshipolder man younger woman relationshipfemale spybritish secret servicephysics professor1940s1930scommunist espionagemother son relationship2000s

About Red Joan

Red Joan is a thriller, history film released in 2018 exploring themes of london, england, based on novel or book, atomic bomb, spy, cold war, world war ii. Directed by Trevor Nunn, it stars Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes. London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service and accused of providing information to communist Russia during the forties.

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