Secrets of War (2014)

Original title

Oorlogsgeheimen

Directed by

Dennis Bots

Genre

war film, teen film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

14A

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 76 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

During World War II in the Netherlands, two teenage boys discover a dangerous secret about one of their families. As the war intensifies, their friendship is tested by loyalty and fear.

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What happens

Secrets of War (Dutch: Oorlogsgeheimen) is a 2014 Dutch drama film by director Dennis Bots. The story is based on the 2007 novel Oorlogsgeheimen by Jacques Vriens. The leading roles are played by Pippa Allen, Maas Bronkhuyzen, and Joes Brauers. The story is set during World War II. The film won the Rembrandt award for best Dutch youth film of 2015. In the same year, the film won the prize for best feature film at the Tromsø Children's Film Festival in Norway. In July 2015, the audience of the Stony Brook Film Festival in New York awarded "Best Picture" to Secrets of War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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