It starts with a good idea: make a movie showing how women have fought in the occupied France. Casting is quite good actually, managing to gather 4 reputable French actresses : Marceau, Depardieu (daughter of but she has proved her talent in more that a handful movies), Gillain and François.
It even is inspired by an historical figure, Lise de Baissac.
Unfortunately, it stops there, Overdramatic scenario. Story not believable. Direction worthy of a TV movie. Nude scenes that seems mostly completely fishy and only there to attract the male public. Even the character casting phase - a classic and generally a good start - is no good. It shows an amateurish and bemusing resistance and it's better to not search historical credibility either. Of course, with all that, even the acting is quite bad, I guess only Julie Depardieu manages to make something from her scenes.
To top it all I think this movie quite sexist - despite the original idea! There are way better movies speaking about French resistance, some of them showing also women (Lucie Aubrac, L'armée des ombres, Odette) and that one finally is one too much!
I fail to comprehend how Salomé, the director, managed to convince people to make this movie (financial, actors and actresses - even to the point to accept nude scenes). His previous works were already far from what could be called good movies. Strangely enough, he's still directing with a last movie released this year 2020. I guess he should be a man that knows how to persuade and talk people into what he desires. (To be fair, I have to underline I enjoyed "Je fais le mort " released after this one).
Unfortunately, it stops there, Overdramatic scenario. Story not believable. Direction worthy of a TV movie. Nude scenes that seems mostly completely fishy and only there to attract the male public. Even the character casting phase - a classic and generally a good start - is no good. It shows an amateurish and bemusing resistance and it's better to not search historical credibility either. Of course, with all that, even the acting is quite bad, I guess only Julie Depardieu manages to make something from her scenes.
To top it all I think this movie quite sexist - despite the original idea! There are way better movies speaking about French resistance, some of them showing also women (Lucie Aubrac, L'armée des ombres, Odette) and that one finally is one too much!
I fail to comprehend how Salomé, the director, managed to convince people to make this movie (financial, actors and actresses - even to the point to accept nude scenes). His previous works were already far from what could be called good movies. Strangely enough, he's still directing with a last movie released this year 2020. I guess he should be a man that knows how to persuade and talk people into what he desires. (To be fair, I have to underline I enjoyed "Je fais le mort " released after this one).