Joan Stanley (Judi Dench) is quietly enjoying her retirement in an idyllic small village. Suddenly, the British intelligence service, MI5, knocks on her door, arrests her and begins a series of interrogations. For Joan is hiding an incredible secret: she has been one of the most influential spies in history. In the 1930s, young Joan (Sophie Cookson) is a physics student at Cambridge University and she falls head over heels in love with the attractive Russian saboteur, Leo. Through Leo, Joan begins to see how the world is balancing on a knife edge and must have help to save herself before the military race goes crazy. When she gets a job at a top-secret nuclear research center, Joan is confronted with an impossible choice: Are you willing to betray your own country and those you love to save the world?
'Confessions of a Spy' is inspired by the true story of 'The Granny Spy', who at the age of 87 was exposed as a KGB informant in 1999 to the great surprise of all of Britain.
Subtitles:
Danish
Norwegian
Swedish
Finnish
Spoken languages: English
Subtitles: Danish,Swedish,Norwegian,Finnish
