The Assault (1986)
- Original title
- De Aanslag
- Directed by
- Fons Rademakers
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Netherlands
- Runtime
- 2h 24m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 46 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man looks back on a traumatic event from his childhood during World War II in the Netherlands. The story follows how one violent night shaped his life and the lives of those around him.
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What happens
The Assault (Dutch: De aanslag) is a 1986 film adaptation of the 1982 novel by Harry Mulisch. The film was directed and produced by Fons Rademakers. The main character is played by both Derek de Lint (in the present) and Marc van Uchelen (as a youth), whereas Monique van de Ven plays two different roles, one after the war (his first wife) and one in the war (a woman who participated in the assault and whom he meets later the same night in a dark police cell). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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