A mysterious tale set around a traditional British family on the eve of World War Two. Oblivious to the looming shadow of World War II, the wealthy Keyes maintain a confident façade in the British countryside until daughter Anne becomes an unexpected pawn. Her accidental discovery of secret recordings creates a rift in the family.
Acting
Romola Garai's trembling restraint as Anne unravels.
Cinematography
Sun-dappled gardens that feel increasingly claustrophobic.
Direction
Poliakoff's theatrical pacing builds dread through etiquette.
Director
Stephen Poliakoff
Romola Garai
Anne Keyes
Bill Nighy
Alexander Keyes
Julie Christie
Aunt Elizabeth
Eddie Redmayne
Ralph Keyes
Juno Temple
Celia Keyes
David Tennant
Hector
Charlie Cox
Lawrence
Jeremy Northam
Joseph Balcombe
Christopher Lee
Older Walter Page
Corin Redgrave
Oliver Page
Hugh Bonneville
Gilbert
Jenny Agutter
Maud
Toby Regbo
Michael Walton
Muriel Pavlow
old Anne Keyes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
David Tennant's Hector was heavily cut; his scenes explained more of the conspiracy.
The film captures 'the Bletchley spirit'—the British upper class's actual pre-war ambivalence about fascism.
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