Winter in Wartime (film)
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| Directed by | Martin Koolhoven |
| Produced by |
San Fu Maltha Els Vandevorst |
| Written by |
Mieke de Jong Martin Koolhoven Paul Jan Nelissen |
| Based on |
Winter in Wartime by Jan Terlouw |
| Starring |
Martijn Lakemeier Yorick van Wageningen Jamie Campbell Bower |
| Music by | Pino Donaggio |
| Cinematography | Guido van Gennep |
| Edited by | Job ter Burg |
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103 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch, German and English |
| Box office | $9.1 million |
Winter in Wartime (Dutch: Oorlogswinter) is a 2008 Dutch war film directed by Martin Koolhoven. The screenplay was written by Mieke de Jong, Paul Jan Nelissen, and Martin Koolhoven based on Jan Terlouw's eponymous 1972 novel.
The film was hugely successful in the Netherlands, out-grossing competing films like Twilight and The Dark Knight. Additionally, it was the highest-grossing film in the Netherlands during Christmas 2008 and the first weeks of 2009.
The film was chosen by the Dutch Critics as the best Dutch film of 2008; it won the PZC Audience Award (best movie based on a novel), three Rembrandt Awards, and three Golden Calf awards. Also, it was chosen as Best Film by the Young Jury (14–18 years) at the Rome Film Festival and was shortlisted (with eight other movies) at the Academy Awards, in the section Best Foreign Language Film.
It was released in the United States by Sony Pictures Classics on 18 March 2011.
The film is about a teenaged Dutch boy, named Michiel van Beusekom, who tries to assist the Dutch resistance during World War II by helping a British airman stay out of German hands during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands.
Michiel feels resentment towards his father, the mayor, who is seemingly only interested in maintaining the status quo between the town and the German Army. However, Michiel worships his Uncle Ben, an adventurer in contact with the local resistance. During the winter of 1944-1945, Michiel's loyalties are tested.
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