![In “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare,” Henry Cavill plays a convict who is recruited to lead a covert operation on a Spanish island off the coast of Africa with a Nazi port. His team’s mission is to destroy essential German U-boat supplies including weapons and air filters. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Lionsgate Films](/images/resized/images/news/2024/473_apr26/5_100_100.jpg)
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This feature from Lionsgate Films opens exclusively at theaters on Friday, April 19.
Over the last few years, filmgoers have seen a great many war films, often detailing harrowing battles and the resulting personal loss. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a World War II feature inspired by true events. However, this one features a lighter touch than those we’ve recently become accustomed to. It’s strange to describe this kind of a picture as, well, enjoyable, but the film’s charismatic cast and humorous repartee sells the tone effectively.
With much of Europe under Nazi control and German U-boats cutting off...