Winter in Wartime


1h 43m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Nazi-occupied Holland, 1945. In a snow-covered village, thirteen-year-old Michiel is drawn into the Resistance when he aids a wounded British paratrooper. Michiel's boyish sense of defiance and adventure soon turns to danger and desperation, as Michiel is forced to act without knowing whom to trust

Film Details

Also Known As
Oorlogswinter
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Fu Works; Isabella Films; Prime Time Entertainment
Distribution Company
M+TROPOLE FILMS DISTRIBUTION/SONY PICTURES CLASSICS; Benelux Film Distributors; Kaleidoscope Film Distribution; Mongrel Media; Métropole Films Distribution; Métropole Films Distribution; Rialto Films; Rialto Films; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Ster-Kinekor

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

Synopsis

Nazi-occupied Holland, 1945. In a snow-covered village, thirteen-year-old Michiel is drawn into the Resistance when he aids a wounded British paratrooper. Michiel's boyish sense of defiance and adventure soon turns to danger and desperation, as Michiel is forced to act without knowing whom to trust among the adults and townspeople around him. Wartime's harsh reality encroaches on childhood innocence as Michiel confronts good and evil, courage and duplicity, and his own burden of responsibility.

Film Details

Also Known As
Oorlogswinter
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Adventure
Drama
Foreign
Period
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Fu Works; Isabella Films; Prime Time Entertainment
Distribution Company
M+TROPOLE FILMS DISTRIBUTION/SONY PICTURES CLASSICS; Benelux Film Distributors; Kaleidoscope Film Distribution; Mongrel Media; Métropole Films Distribution; Métropole Films Distribution; Rialto Films; Rialto Films; Sony Pictures Classics; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Ster-Kinekor

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 43m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Silver Marc'Aurelio Award for Alice in the City Over 12 at the 2009 Rome International Film Festival.

Limited Release in United States Winter March 18, 2011

Released in United States on Video July 26, 2011

Released in United States October 2009

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-16, 2009.

Shown at Rome International Film Festival (Alice in the City - Competition) October 15-23, 2009.

Limited Release in United States Winter March 18, 2011 (New York City)

Released in United States on Video July 26, 2011

Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 8-16, 2009.)

Based on the novel "Oorlogswinter" by Jan Terlouw and published by Lemniscaat in 1972.

Released in United States October 2009 (Shown at Rome International Film Festival (Alice in the City - Competition) October 15-23, 2009.)