Female Agents vs When Paris was German

When Paris was German has the higher audience score (8/10 against 6.6/10 for Female Agents). When Paris was German is the shorter watch at 52m compared with 1h 57m. Female Agents is the older of the two (2008 against 2020). Both are history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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Female AgentsWhen Paris was German
Audience score★ 6.6/10★ 8.0/10
Year20082020
Length1h 57m52m
GenresHistory, WarDocumentary, History, TV Movie, War
CountryFranceFrance
DirectorJean-Paul SaloméIsabelle Gendre
Main castSophie Marceau, Moritz Bleibtreu, Julie Depardieu, Jan Oliver Schroeder, Marie GillainAgnès Jamonneau, Leonard Chouin

Synopsis

Female Agents

May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Their mission, to rescue a British army geologist caught reconnoitering the beaches at Normandy.

When Paris was German

Discovering Paris under the German occupation through the story of an SS soldier and more generally of Wehrmacht soldiers allows us to follow the daily life on the German side. These soldiers enjoyed privileged status, during their stay, they were led to believe that they belong to a social elite, a status unreachable back in Germany during peacetime. And who better than a German who has led such lifestyle to serve as a common thread and tell…

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