The Forgotten Battle (2020)

Original title

De Slag om de Schelde

Directed by

Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.

Genre

drama film, adventure film, war film, historical film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 777 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows three people in 1944 during the Battle of the Scheldt in Nazi-occupied Netherlands. A Dutch soldier fighting for the Germans, a British glider pilot, and a woman who joins the resistance all struggle to survive the harsh realities of war.

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What happens

The Forgotten Battle (Dutch: De Slag om de Schelde) is a 2020 Dutch war drama film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. that depicts the Battle of the Scheldt in 1944. The film follows a Dutch Axis soldier played by Gijs Blom, a British glider pilot played by Jamie Flatters, and a resistance woman from Zeeland played by Susan Radder. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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