Jeremy Northam | Life Vs Film

Captives from Africa aboard a Spanish slave ship revolt and take control, but are re-captured and taken to the USA. Various factions claim ownership of these people, and a trial is required to attempt to settle the situation. This is one of those very important Spielberg films, portraying a significant and specific moment in history, with a phenomenal cast that had me going “Hey it’s that guy!” every 5-10 minutes. When your cast boasts the likes of Chiwetel Ejiofor, David Paymer, Ralph Brown, John Ortiz, Anna Paquin, Stellan Skarsgard, Xander Berkeley and Pete Postlethwaite amongst it’s supporting members, you know there’s going to be something worth your time.

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Bletchley Park, 60 miles outside London during the Second World War. The Germans have just changed the codes they use for their military communications, so the English bring in Tom Jericho (Dougray Scott), their former code breaking prodigy who was the only one able to crack the codes last time around. The problem is, Jericho went a little bit insane after some business involving his former lover Claire (Saffron Burrows), who has recently disappeared. On top of all this, there’s a rumour of a mole inside Bletchley Park, and when Tom investigates Claire’s disappearance with her room mate Hester (Kate Winslet), Tom finds incriminating evidence that could point towards Claire being the culprit, and he even finds himself under suspicion. Oh, and of course he’s working against the clock, as there’s a flotilla of US supply ships heading directly towards a cluster of German U-boats, and only his code-cracking skills can possible save them.
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