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Six Minutes to Midnight (2020)99 minDrama, Thriller, WarRating 60/100

Based on true events from 1939, the film follows teacher Thomas Miller (Izzard) who has taken a last minute and controversial role teaching English to the daughters of high-ranking Nazis at the Augusta-Victoria College, Bexhill-on-Sea – a finishing school on the south coast of England. Under the watchful eye of their headmistress Miss Rocholl (Dench), and her devout assistant Ilse Keller (Juri), the girls practice their English and learn how to represent the ideal of German womanhood.When the body of a former teacher is discovered, it triggers a sequence of deadly events and leaves Thomas running from the police with the threat of being hanged for murder.

Cast: Suzy Eddie Izzard, Carla Juri, James D'Arcy, Celyn Jones, David Schofield, Jim Broadbent, Judi Dench

Director: Andy Goddard