Winter in Wartime | 2008

Rating: ★★★★☆

Creator/Director • Martin Koolhoven

Lead cast

• Martijn Lakemeier as Michiel

• Yorick van Wageningen as Oom Ben

• Jamie Campbell Bower as Jack (RAF pilot)

• Raymond Thiry as Johan (Michiel's father)

• Melody Klaver as Erica

Based on

The 1972 novel Winter in Wartime by Dutch author Jan Terlouw

AI Summary

Set during the last, brutal winter of WWII in a village near Zwolle, 14-year-old mayor's son Michiel disagrees with his father's cautious approach to the German occupation. When he encounters a wounded British RAF pilot in hiding, he decides to help the aviator escape on his own — drawn into the resistance while still trying to understand what adults in wartime are truly capable of.

My feelings, thoughts, and opinions

I am not a big reader, takes me 1-2 years to read one book, but the book this movie is based on, I've read within 1 week. The book is incredible, and so is the movie.

The storyline IN-CRE-DI-BLE.

Best Dutch movie there is, next to The Hell of 63'.