Private Resistance (1985)

Original title

De IJssalon

Directed by

Dimitri Frenkel Frank

Genre

drama film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, an ice cream parlor becomes a meeting point for fascists, collaborators, and resistance members. The owner must navigate the dangerous political tensions between these groups.

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What happens

Private Resistance (Dutch: De ijssalon, and also released as The Ice-Cream Parlour) is a 1985 Dutch drama film directed by Dimitri Frenkel Frank. The plot revolves around Otto's ice cream parlor, a microcosm of the Nazi invasion, Fascist Dutch bullies and anti-fascist groups. The film was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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