Widely named as the "most important female agent ever recruited by the USSR" the story of Melitta Norwood (known in the film as Joan Stanley) is infamous. Here, Academy Award-winner Judi Dench brings history to life alongside famed theater and film director Trevor Nunn. Together, Dench and Nunn masterfully illustrate the life and career of "Red Joan", including the various hardships and dangers she faced during her time of service. Dench plays Joan in the year 2000, where she is met with a danger she's never faced before--a charge of treason. After the death of one of her former colleagues brings to light her work as a spy decades prior, Joan is forced to tell her side of the story. We are then transported to Cambridge shortly before the war, where a young Joan (Sophie Cookson) is about to take her first steps into the world of espionage.
Director Biography
Sir Trevor Nunn was born in 1940 in England. He is widely known for his work in theater and film. He has served as the Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Royal National Theatre and the Theater Royal.
Press
"A taut old-school thriller with a modern heroine" - Hollywood Reporter
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