
Shining Through
He needed to trust her with his secret. She had to trust him with her life.
Directed by David Seltzer
Produced by Peter V. Miller Investment Corp., Sandollar Productions
A wartime romance and espionage thriller that intertwines personal stakes—a woman's search for her Jewish family—with the danger of undercover work behind Nazi lines.
Spirited New Yorker Linda Voss goes to work for international lawyer and secret Office of Strategic Services operative Ed Leland just before World War II. As they fall in love, the United States enters the fight against Hitler, and Linda volunteers to work for Ed spying undercover behind Nazi lines. Assigned to uncover information about a German bomb, Linda also has personal motives to fulfill: discovering the fate of her Jewish family members in Berlin.
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Is Shining Through sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Is Shining Through scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of films.
Does Shining Through end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Shining Through violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Shining Through easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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