# Red Joan (2018)

> An elderly British civil servant confronts the buried ideological convictions that led her to become a Soviet atomic spy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/340282

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Thriller, History
- Director: Trevor Nunn
- Cast: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes, Tereza Srbova, Stephen Campbell Moore, Ben Miles, Nina Sosanya, Laurence Spellman
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7615302/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: serious, restrained, morally ambivalent, historical thriller night, judi dench viewing

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