Drama ·Romance ·War · Netherlands · 2011 · 2h 10m

Sonny Boy

Sonny Boy poster
Director
Maria Peters
Cast
Ricky Koole as Rika van der Lans Sergio Hasselbaink as Waldemar Nods Marcel Hensema as Willem Micha Hulshof as Marcel Gijs Blom as Wim - 13 jaar Ko Zandvliet as Wim - 19 jaar
Crew
Walther van den Ende — Director of Photography Ot Louw — Editor Henny Vrienten — Original Music Composer Pieter Van de Waterbeemd — Screenplay Maria Peters — Screenplay Annejet van der Zijl — Novel
Tagline

United by love, torn by fate

Synopsis

Waldemar Nods, a young man from Suriname, meets the older Dutch woman Rika van der Lans and they fall in love. In pre-WWII Netherlands they could not be more different. The one black, the other white, 17 years between them and on top of that Rika already has four children with another man. They love each other, but then Rika appears to be pregnant.

Mood & Themes
interracial relationshipolder woman younger man relationshipwoman director1930s
Key Collaborators
Maria Peters Director Walther van den Ende Director of Photography Ot Louw Editor Henny Vrienten Original Music Composer Pieter Van de Waterbeemd Screenplay Maria Peters Screenplay Annejet van der Zijl Novel Dave Schram Producer Maria Peters Producer Hans Pos Producer Jan Rutgers Production Design Bho Roosterman Costume Design
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