May 1st 
(Curzon Colchester) 
Red Joan**(15)         

(GB 2018)                             

A Cambridge physics student falls in love with a Communist, and her subsequent relationships lead to her arrest 72 years later for espionage.
Subjective but absorbing drama, heavily flashback reliant, and more about a woman coping in a man's world than espionage (based on Melita Norwood), and although the plot becomes repetitive after a while, performances are gripping enough to hold the attention.

Written by: Lindsay Shapero.
Producer: David Parfitt.
Director: Trevor Nunn.
Starring: Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Tom Hughes, Ben Miles, Tereza Srbova.
Photography: Zac Nicholson.
Music: George Fenton.