This is an interesting movie; far from perfect, but very interesting. I found it to be essentially about the evil that can be found in complacency. And it's about betrayal - a very terrible betrayal.
A young woman lives a very privileged life with her family: mother and father and two younger siblings. They are wealthy, with historic homes in the country and in London. They have no needs unmet, and are surrounded by beauty at every turn. WWII is about to start. I had not previously been aware of the "appeasement" movement, where people wanted to give Hitler money and concessions to keep themselves out of war. I guess it's logical. People didn't want anything about their lives to change.
Anne, the young woman protagonist, stumbles across some of the acts being taken by her relatives, and she learns where she stands with her family.
The acting is great. Jeremy Northam and Bill Nighy are wonderfully evil. These are two of my favorite guys. If you like either of these two actors, English period dramas, war dramas, Julie Christie, or beautiful English countryside, pick this one up.
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