Secrets of War
2014 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 6.7 · 86% critics
Two best friends see their bond tested as war creeps into their small world, pulling their families in opposite directions. When a new girl arrives and shares a secret with only one of them, loyalties shift and the friendship begins to fracture under growing pressure.
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Details
- Original title
- Oorlogsgeheimen
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-07-03
- Language
- Dutch
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (76 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a youth-focused wartime story about friendship, loyalty, and difficult choices, similar in tone to Storm: Letters van Vuur; Not for you if you prefer light, purely feel-good family movies.
Pros: strong friendship drama; wartime tension; emotional stakes | Cons: heavy themes; slower moments; tough choices
Themes
- friendship
- world war ii
- based on children's book
- 1940s
- children in wartime
Awards & recognition
- CICFF Professional Jury Award — Best Live-Action Feature Film · 2014
Cast & crew
Maas Bronkhuyzen
as Tuur
Joes Brauers
as Lambert
Pippa Allen
as Maartje/Tamar
Nils Verkooijen
as Leo
Loek Peters
as Mr. Ramakers
Eva Duijvestein
as Mrs. Ramakers
Stefan de Walle
as Mr. Nijskens
René van 't Hof
as Welten
Annemarie Prins
as Aunt Anna
Luc Feit
as Horst Baumhaken
Directed by Dennis Bots