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Their Finest

2017 · 117 min

A bittersweet, warmly comic look at making propaganda films during the Blitz, balancing witty backstage banter with sudden, sobering loss.

Directed by
Lone Scherfig
Genres
Romance, War, Drama
Starring
Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy
Tagline
In the fight for freedom everyone played a part.
Overview
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.

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  • Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel
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Directed by
Lone Scherfig
Genres
Romance, War, Drama
Starring
Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • gender
  • work
  • grief
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
romance, war, drama
Directed by
Lone Scherfig
Written by
Gaby Chiappe
Starring
Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Jack Huston, Helen McCrory, Eddie Marsan, Jake Lacy, Rachael Stirling
Music
Rachel Portman
Cinematography
Sebastian Blenkov
Runtime
117 min
Country
France, Sweden, United Kingdom
Languages
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