The trailer of “A Call to Spy” is out. It will release in theatres and VOD on October 2 in the US. In this, our own Radhike Apte reprises a real life figure who was asked to spy tasked by the British government to undermine Nazi operations in occupied France. She portrays the character of Indian origin British spy Noor Inayat Khan. The World War II-set espionage thriller tells the true story of women who were recruited as spies by the administration of Winston Churchill to sabotage Nazi operations in France.
The British were almost wholly unaware of what was going on in occupied France at the beginning of the war. Thus women, who would presumably not be doubted overmuch by the Nazis, were inducted into the espionage operations to learn about Nazi activities and undermine them if possible. The trailer shows the would-be spies being considered first and then trained. We know the Soviets were fond of using women as spies, but that the British too used them, on a smaller scale, is not as well known. The movie looks compelling, both in terms of what it is about and also how it looks. A Call to Spy seems to be focusing on the characters instead of events. The cast, also featuring Linus Roache, Rossif Sutherland and Samuel Roukin, looks strong as well.
