The read
It runs long at 2h 43m.
Synopsis
In this filmed version of the original musical, Leiden student Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema and his friends see their carefree student life disrupted when the Germans invade the Netherlands in 1940. The boys, then around 23 years old, realize out of the blue that nothing is the same anymore. Friendship and love are no longer self-evident. The war turns everything upside down, all relationships are on edge. Everyone has to make their own choices…: Are you going to fight for Freedom, People, Fatherland? Do you bury your head in the sand and continue studying? Or do you deliberately choose the enemy?
Ratings
TMDB8.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Bobby BoermansDirector
- Edwin de VriesWriter
Cast
- Matteo van der GrijnErik Hazelhoff Roelfzema
- Catherine ten BruggencateKoningin Wilhelmina
- Marlijn WeerdenburgCharlotte
- Tijn DocterFred van Houten
- Oren SchrijverAnton Roover
- Boy OotemanChris de Vries
- Jorrit RuijsBram Goudsmid
- Kes BlansPaul ten Brink
- Ad-Just BouwmanVictor Versteegen
- Anne LamsveltAda
- Margreet BoersbroekHofdame Tessa
- Bart de VriesFrançois van 't Sant