Resistance

In this drama set in an alternative version of WWII, a farmer’s wife develops a complicated relationship with a German patrol officer after her husband mysteriously leaves town., Following the successful invasion of Britain by Hitler’s troops in 1944, a battle-weary Wehrmacht platoon is despatched to the Welsh borders to patrol a small village. With the advance of the invaders, the local menfolk have melted into the mountains leaving their wives, mothers and daughters behind. Isolated in this women-centric community the soldiers grow to value their distance from the fighting., After the Nazis successfully invade Britain, a German platoon reaches the Welsh valleys, only to find that all the men of the region have headed for the hills to muster a resistance movement. War drama., Director Amit Gupta teams with Welsh author Owen Sheers to adapt Sheers’ gripping novel set in an alternate history where Nazi German has conquered Russia, and Allied forces were defeated during the Battle of Normandy. The year is 1944. The Nazis have occupied areas of Britain, and a small Welsh village is about to awaken to a shocking surprise. All of the men in the village of Olchon have vanished without a trace, including Sarah Lewis’ husband Tom, a respected farmer. Could they have left under the shroud of darkness to join the Resistance? As the women nervously ponder the fates of their absent husbands, a German patrol appears in Olchon on a clandestine mission. When the winter weather takes a turn for the worst, the local women and the German troops are forced to rely on each other for survival. As Sarah and German commanding officer Albrecht Wolfram form a fragile alliance, however, the reality of the situation begins to weigh on both the villagers and the soldiers, and the tense situation leads to tragedy for all involved., In this arresting drama set in an alternative version of WWII, a farmer’s wife develops a complicated relationship with a German patrol officer after her husband mysteriously leaves town.