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During WWII, the friendship of two boys is at risk when a girl tells a very personal secret to only one of them.During WWII, the friendship of two boys is at risk when a girl tells a very personal secret to only one of them.During WWII, the friendship of two boys is at risk when a girl tells a very personal secret to only one of them.
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- TriviaTitle song ("Onze Vriendschap") at end credits was performed by Dutch singer Alain Clarke, it means Our Friendship and it refers to the two main characters implying their friendship will last forever and therefore continue.
- GoofsDuring the Occupation of The Netherlands (1940-1945) two boys find an American comic book, presumably left by a downed American pilot. This comic book, a dangerous item in those days, reappears in scenes that follow, until one of the boys' mother confiscates and burns it. The magazine that ends up in the stove is a 1952 reprint, which follows from the cover design (Classics Illustrated instead of Classic Comics) and the cover price (15c instead of the regular '40's price of 10c.).
- ConnectionsReferenced in La noche de...: La noche de... Secretos de guerra (2019)
- SoundtracksOnze vriendschap
Written and performed by Alain Clark
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Entertaining family film
Times are hard in the German-occupied Netherlands, not least for young Tuur. He's worried that his parents seem to be working for the resistance movement and he can't get his head around the ambivalence of his peers to the occupying force. At the same time, he has to stick up for his best friend Lambert, whose family are Nazi sympathisers.
To crown it all, when he falls in love with the new girl in town, Maartje, she reveals a dangerous secret to him...
This isn't the most sophisticated of World War II movies, though it has an entertaining and engaging plot. What makes the film notable is the portrayal of the two principal boys by Maas Bronkhuyzen and Joes Brauers. The interplay between the cheeky and wonderfully expressive Tuur and the stoical but tender-hearted Lambert creates magic that saves this film from mediocrity.
The central themes of loyalty and courage will appeal particularly to younger viewers making this a good bet for family viewing.
To crown it all, when he falls in love with the new girl in town, Maartje, she reveals a dangerous secret to him...
This isn't the most sophisticated of World War II movies, though it has an entertaining and engaging plot. What makes the film notable is the portrayal of the two principal boys by Maas Bronkhuyzen and Joes Brauers. The interplay between the cheeky and wonderfully expressive Tuur and the stoical but tender-hearted Lambert creates magic that saves this film from mediocrity.
The central themes of loyalty and courage will appeal particularly to younger viewers making this a good bet for family viewing.
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- dannydenshaw
- Oct 12, 2015
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- Secretos de guerra
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- $1,387,956
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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