The read
A Balasaur Score of 53 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 30%, Metacritic 45/100. Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes30%
Metacritic45/100
Audiences rate it 19 points higher than critics do.
403 audience votes
Key crew
- Trevor NunnDirector
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
- Lindsay ShaperoScreenplay
Cast
- Judi DenchJoan Elizabeth Stanley
- Sophie CooksonYoung Joan Elizabeth Stanley
- Tom HughesLeo Galich
- Tereza SrbovaSonya Galich
- Stephen Campbell MooreMax
- Ben MilesNick
- Nina SosanyaMs. Hart
- Laurence SpellmanMr Adams
- Nicola SloaneJoan's Neighbor
- Freddie GaminaraWilliam
- Raj SwamyKharak
- Adrian WheelerHeckler
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Themes
london, englandbased on novel or bookatomic bombspycold warworld war iisoviet unionbased on true storycambridgeco-workers relationshipolder man younger woman relationshipfemale spy