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Winter in Wartime

"A country occupied... A child's innocence lost."

During World War II in the freezing winter of 1944-45 the western Netherlands are in the grip of a famine. Many people move east to provide for their families. Fourteen year old Michiel can't wait to join the Dutch resistance, to the dismay of his father, who, as mayor, works to prevent escalations in the village.

Top Cast

  • Martijn Lakemeier

    Martijn Lakemeier

    Michiel van Beusekom

  • Melody Klaver

    Melody Klaver

    Erica van Beusekom

  • Yorick van Wageningen

    Yorick van Wageningen

    Uncle Ben

  • Jamie Campbell Bower

    Jamie Campbell Bower

    Jack

  • Raymond Thiry

    Raymond Thiry

    Johan van Beusekom

  • Anneke Blok

    Anneke Blok

    Lisa van Beusekom

  • Mees Peijnenburg

    Mees Peijnenburg

    Dirk

  • Jesse van Driel

    Jesse van Driel

    Theo

  • Dan van Husen

    Dan van Husen

    Auer

Overview

During World War II in the freezing winter of 1944-45 the western Netherlands are in the grip of a famine. Many people move east to provide for their families. Fourteen year old Michiel can't wait to join the Dutch resistance, to the dismay of his father, who, as mayor, works to prevent escalations in the village.

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6.7 / 10
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