WWII epic inspired by Britain’s first female spy starring Morgane Polanski and Malcolm McDowell set for World Premiere on 30 September, in cinemas from 3 October.  

Inspired by the true story of Britain’s first and most daring female spy, Krystyna Skarbek, a brand-new WWII epic, The Partisan, is set for its World Premiere, is set for its World Premiere this September, in cinemas from 3 October and its home release on 27 October courtesy of High Fliers Films.

Directed by James Marquand, this thrilling British-Polish co-production is stunningly shot and features an incredible lead performance from Morgane Polanski (The French Dispatch, The Ghost Writer, The Wife), alongside screen legend Malcolm McDowell, as undercover British agent Trenchcoat.

Born in Poland, Krystyna Skarbek was the first woman to serve Britain as a special agent during the Second World War, as well as the country’s longest-serving agent one of the most effective. Hailed as Winston Churchill’s favourite spy and deemed Britain’s most glamorous, this courageous bonafide hero was also the inspiration behind the original James Bond girl, Vesper Lynd, in Ian Fleming’s first novel, Casino Royale.

We meet her as a daring young woman with a flair for chaos, who finds her true calling in the shadows of war – a spy capable of changing the course of history.

The cast includes a line-up of stellar international talent including Steven Waddington (Slow Horses Uncharted, The Last of the Mohicans), Ingvar Sigurdsson (Everest, The Northman), Frederick Schmidt (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Angel Has Fallen), Grégoire Colin (Nenette and Boni), Piotr Adamczyk (For All Mankind, Hawkeye) and Agata Kulesza (Ida, Cold War).

Synopsis:

Budapest, 1939. Krystyna Skarbek – a fearless and headstrong woman – persuades a shadowy British agent, known only as Trenchcoat, to send her into Nazi-occupied Poland, where she must gather intel. But she has her own reasons to go there… her mother’s life is in danger.

When Krystyna’s mission doesn’t go to plan, she narrowly escapes but suffers a huge personal loss and vows to make her life count.

Four years later, hardened by the horrors of war and having proven herself, the resolute spy is parachuted into southern France, where she must assess the fragmented French Resistance and greenlight a major British weapons drop.

Going undercover as a schoolteacher, Krystyna infiltrates a network on the edge of collapse. When betrayal surfaces and the resistance is nearly destroyed, Krystyna defies orders and takes a reckless stand. Alongside her only allies – including the legendary, but broken spy Roger and the fierce resistance leader Armand – they bait the German spy hunters into a fatal ambush, could victory at last be possible?

But the war has far more terror and treachery in store… refusing to run, Krystyna must face danger head on, as she prepares to do the impossible. Wounded and alone… the brave heroine embarks on the mission that will define her legacy.

Sign up to The Partisan for an epic WWII thriller complete with battle-filled action and deep cover espionage from a real- life hero, who is prepared to do whatever it takes to beat the enemy and survive the impossible.

Source: High Fliers Films