All The Light We Cannot See: Everything You Need To Know About The Series Based On World War II
All the Light We Cannot See, written and directed by Steven Knight and produced by Shawn Levy, tells the story of Marie-Laure.
Viewers are hailing the freshly released show All the Light We Cannot See as a "must watch."
The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Anthony Doerr served as the inspiration for this historical drama, which is based on the linked lives of two teens named Marie-Laure LeBlanc and Werner Pfennig during World War II. Their paths cross in a German-occupied France as they navigate a difficult and complicated historical era.
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What Is The Story Of ¡®All the Light We Cannot See¡¯?
All the Light We Cannot See, written and directed by Steven Knight and produced by Shawn Levy, tells the story of Marie-Laure, a blind French girl, and her father Daniel LeBlanc, who escape Paris as German troops leave the city, taking a famous diamond with them to keep it out of Nazi hands. The vicious Gestapo agent Reinhold von Rumpel then begins pursuing them obstinately in an attempt to seize the valuable stone.
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The father-daughter pair soon flees to Saint-Malo, France, where they live with Uncle Etienne, a man who secretly transmits anti-revolutionary ideas. Marie-Laure unexpectedly crosses paths with Werner in this coastal city. Werner is a bright young man forced to track down illegal transmissions by Adolf Hitler's administration. Werner and Marie-Laure, in spite of their disagreements, have a secret connection and faith in the goodwill of others.
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Meet The Cast Of ¡®All the Light We Cannot See¡¯
In this series on Netflix, Aria Nell Sutton plays the younger Marie-Laure, while Mia Loberti plays the adult version of the character. Well-known actors like Hugh Laurie and Mark Ruffalo play Uncle Etienne and Daniel LeBlanc, respectively. Louis Hofmann, who plays Werner, and Lars Eidinger, who plays the ruthless Gestapo officer Von Rumpel, complete the cast. Marion Bailey also adopts the persona of Madame Manec.
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Talking about the book and the show, director Levy said, ¡°The father-daughter storyline between Daniel and Marie is a big part of the book, but I knew it would be an even bigger part of my series because I am a father of four daughters and that relationship is at the center of my every day.¡±
You can stream All the Light We Cannot See on Netflix.
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