WINTER IN WARTIME
synopsis
January 1945. During the last winter of World War II, Nazi-occupied Holland lies under a blanket of snow and food is scarce. Living in a village near the town of Zwolle is 13-year-old Michiel. Defiant in his hatred for the Nazis, he is eager to do something for the growing underground Resistance, despite his father's reluctance. Michiel's chance arrives when neighbour Dirk asks him to deliver an envelope on behalf of the Resistance. But Dirk is caught soon after and Michiel witnesses the shooting of the intended recipient by German soldiers. Inside the envelope Michiel finds a map of nearby woods, leading him to a secret foxhole where wounded English pilot, Jack, is hiding in fear of his life.
international title: | Winter in Wartime |
original title: | Oorlogswinter |
country: | Netherlands |
sales agent: | High Point Films & TV |
year: | 2008 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Martin Koolhoven |
release date: | NL 27/11/2008, BE 03/12/2008 |
screenplay: | Mieke de Jong, Martin Koolhoven, Paul Jan Nelissen |
cast: | Martijn Lakemeier, Yorick van Wageningen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Raymond Thiry, Melody Klaver |
cinematography by: | Guido van Gennep |
film editing: | Job ter Burg |
art director: | Floris Vos |
music: | Pino Donaggio |
producer: | San Fu Maltha, Els Vandevorst, Antonino Lombardo |
production: | Fu Works, Isabella Films |
distributor: | Benelux film Distributors Netherlands (BFD) |