Winter in Wartime

Nazi-occupied Holland, 1945. In a snow-covered village, thirteen-year-old Michiel is drawn into the Resistance when he aids a wounded British paratrooper. Michiel’s boyish sense of defiance and adventure soon turns to danger and desperation, as he is forced to act without knowing whom to trust among the adults and townspeople around him. Wartime’s harsh reality encroaches on childhood innocence as Michiel confronts good and evil, courage and duplicity, and his own burden of responsibility. The film, based on the award-winning semi-autobiographical novel Winter in Wartime (Oorlogswinter, 1972) by Dutch author Jan Terlouw, was shortlisted for the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Film.

“Enjoyable, well acted and emotionally engaging wartime coming-of-age drama with striking photography and strong performances.” (Matthew Turner, View London)