Winter in Wartime (2008)

Children-at-War Films (16 items)
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When this movie was released, it was quite successful in the Netherlands so I was quite eager to check it out. Eventually, I watched it with my wife and she really loved the damned thing. Well, to be honest, even though, I have to admit it, it was better than most of the Dutch movies I usually watch, I can’t say I was really blown away by the whole thing though. Indeed, in my opinion, it was jus... read more

Nazi-occupied Holland, 1945. In a snow-covered village, thirteen-year-old MICHIEL (Martijn Lakemeier) is drawn into the Resistance when he aids a wounded British paratrooper. Michiels boyish sense of defiance and adventure soon turns to danger and desperation, as Michiel is forced to act without knowing whom to trust among the adults and townspeople around him. The wartime harsh reality encroaches on childhood innocence as Michiel confronts good and evil, courage and duplicity, and his own burden of responsibility.