The Forgotten Battle 2020 Dutch

MOVIE INFORMATION

Movie Name: The Forgotten Battle

Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Cast: Gijs Blom,Jamie Flatters,Susan Radder,Jan Bijvoet,Tom Felton,Coen Bril,Theo Barklem-Biggs,Scott Reid,Marthe Schneider,Ronald Kalter,Justus von Dohnányi,Mark van Eeuwen,Richard Dillane,Gordon Morris.

Edited By: Marc Bechtold

Music By: Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch

Distributed By: September Films

Release Date: 2021-06-05

Release Year: 2021

Country: Netherlands

Available Language: Dutch, English, German.

Budget: €14 million

IMDB: 7.1

Box Office: $6 million

Genre Main: Drama

Genre Full: Drama, War.

Filming Company: Levitate Film, Caviar.

Official Site: https://www.netflix.com/title/81166791/

Picture Color: color

Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos

Picture Quality: 720p

File Size: 1GB

Story Line: 1944, the Second World War. A British glider pilot, a Dutch boy fighting on the German side and a Dutch female resistance member all end up involved in the Battle of the Scheldt. Their choices differ, but their goal is the same: freedom. In September 1944, Teuntje Visser works in the office of a collaborationist mayor in German-occupied Zeeland as the Allies approach from Belgium. While she and her father, a doctor, choose to be neutral, her younger brother Dirk is a member of the Dutch Resistance who is arrested for throwing a rock at a German convoy and is tortured into revealing the names of other Resistance members. Meanwhile, Marinus van Staveren, a Dutch volunteer in the Waffen-SS Division Das Reich, is reassigned from the Eastern Front to serve as secretary and translator for the German commandant in Zeeland, Oberst Berghof. Marinus grows increasingly disillusioned with the Nazis' heavy-handed tactics including the execution of civilian hostages. He sympathises with Teuntje and her father as they attempt to negotiate a lighter sentence for Dirk in Berghof's office. Despite initial assurances that Dirk will be treated leniently, Berghof ultimately orders that Dirk be executed along with the other Resistance members. Marinus tries to pass the news secretly to Teuntje but is spotted by a German officer who reports him to Berghof. As punishment, he is selected to be part of the firing squad for Dirk's execution and sent back to combat duty. The film begins strongly with exposition about the context of the central battle presented through an effective animated map, showing the Allied forces pushing back against the Germans. From there, we are instantly thrown head first into the middle of a war and the captivating screenplay never really loses its grip until the closing credits, with several excellent set pieces and predominantly character driven action. Period costumes and sets are authentic, with plenty of riveting and intense action scenes evoking a terrifying sense of realism as soldiers go into battle. One nail-biting plane sequence features Will and his superior, played by Harry Potter star Tom Felton, attempt to land their destroyed aircraft with a crew of terrified soldiers in the back.