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Resistance

Resistance

20114.81h 32m

Overview

It is 1944 and the D-Day invasion has failed, Germany's army have successfully invaded England and the Nazi war-machine is now heading west towards Wales. A group of women in an isolated Welsh village near the English border wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished. They have headed into the mountains to join the Resistance.

Directed by Amit Gupta
Written by Owen Sheers, Amit Gupta
Produced by Amanda Faber, Richard Holmes
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Top Cast

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Sarah

Tom Wlaschiha

Tom Wlaschiha

Albrecht

Iwan Rheon

Iwan Rheon

George

Kimberley Nixon

Kimberley Nixon

Bethan

Alexander Dreymon

Alexander Dreymon

Steiner

Michael Sheen

Michael Sheen

Tommy Atkins

Melanie Walters

Melanie Walters

Helen Roberts

Stanislav Yanevski

Stanislav Yanevski

Bernhardt

George Taylor

George Taylor

Gernot

Anatole Taubman

Anatole Taubman

Sebald

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About Resistance

Resistance is a war, drama, thriller film released in 2011. Directed by Amit Gupta, it stars Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wlaschiha, Iwan Rheon. It is 1944 and the D-Day invasion has failed, Germany's army have successfully invaded England and the Nazi war-machine is now heading west towards Wales. A group of women in an isolated Welsh village near the English border wake up to discover all of the their husbands have mysteriously vanished. They have headed into the mountains to join the Resistance.

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