Allied

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The year is 1942 and the Second World War is raging. During a lethal operation behind enemy lines in North Africa, intelligence officer Max Vatan meets Marianne Beauséjour, a fighter with the French Resistance. The two share the same target: the Nazi German ambassador in Casablanca, whom they have been sent to kill. The days they spend together under the threat of danger give rise to a powerful romance, and after the mission they decide to marry. But when the couple are reunited in London, the relentless strains of the war and the secrets they keep from each other create a growing tension alongside their love. Robert Zemeckis directs from a Steven Knight screenplay in this 124-minute 2016 romantic war thriller starring Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris and Lizzy Caplan.