German title: Mein Kriegswinter Spain title: Invierno en tiempo de guerra Greek title: Χειμώνας σε καιρό πολέμου Russian title: Зима в военное время Original title: Oorlogswinter
War drama – Niederlande, Belgien Production year: 2008 Movie length: 104 minutes
Director: Martin Koolhoven Writer: Paul Jan Nelissen, Mieke de Jong, Martin Koolhoven Cinematograph: Guido van Gennep Music: Pino Donaggio
Movie description:
Near the end of World War II, 14-year-old Michiel becomes involved with the Resistance after coming to the aid of a wounded British soldier. With the conflict coming to an end, Michiel comes of age and learns of the stark difference between adventure fantasy and the ugly realities of war.
The story is based on the beautiful novel by Jan Terlouw and even more than 50 years later, the story lets us feel the gruesome, but also adventurous aspect of growing up under the circumstances of war.
January 1945: Nazi occupied Holland lies under a blanket of snow. A young man, Michiel, defiant in his hatred for the Nazis, inadvertently receives a map detailing the hiding place of a crashed RAF pilot and sets off to prove his worth. He finds the pilot, Jack, badly injured, but the situation becomes more desperate when a dead Nazi trooper is found and the hunt for the killer commences. Unaware of the terrible consequences that await his family, Michiel decides to help Jack escape, undertaking a perilous journey that could cost him everything he has ever known.