Winter in Wartime
Dutch coming-of-age drama based on the children's novel 'Oorlogswinter' by Jan Terlouw. January, 1945. During the last winter of WWII, Nazi occupied Holland lies under a blanket of snow. Food is scarce with many people heading east in a desperate attempt to find sustenance. When 13-year-old Michiel (Martijn Lakemeier) becomes involved in the Resistance, he learns that good and evil often sit side by side without anyone noticing. Hugely successful in the Netherlands, the story lets us feel the gruesome, but also adventurous aspect of growing up under the circumstances of war. This was the official Dutch entry for the 2010 Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film shortlist.
Year: 2008
Genre: Drama, War and Anti-War Films, Dutch & Belgian Cinema, Film Festivals 2010
Country: Netherlands
Director: Martin Koolhoven
Starring: Melody Klaver, Martijn Lakemeier, Anneke Blok, Mees Peijnenburg, Tygo Gernandt
Duration: 104 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence and offensive language.
Subtitles: Yes
Location in store: Foreign (Netherlands & Belgium)
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