Sonny Boy (2011)
- Directed by
- Maria Peters
- Genre
- drama, romance, war
- Country
- Netherlands
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Rated
- 18+
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 55 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 mixed-race couple in the Netherlands falls in love and raises a son in the early 1900s. Their lives are tested by hardship and the arrival of World War Two.
romanticheartfeltbittersweetgroundedhistoricalintimatetenderquietly dramatic
What happens
Sonny Boy is a 2011 Dutch film directed by Maria Peters, after the book by Annejet van der Zijl, based on a true story of Waldy Nods (1929-2015) and his parents' interracial love during the 1920s-40s through World War II. The film, produced by Shooting Star Filmcompany, was selected as the Dutch entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 84th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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