Drama · Belgium · 2009 · 1h 36m

The Storm

De storm

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Director
Ben Sombogaart
Cast
Sylvia Hoeks as Julia Barry Atsma as Aldo Hendriks Dirk Roofthooft as Julia's father Monic Hendrickx as Julia's mother Sanne den Hartogh as Koos Katja Herbers as Krina
Crew
Piotr Kukla — Director of Photography Herman P. Koerts — Editor Marjolein Beumer — Screenplay Rik Launspach — Writer Hubert Pouille — Production Design
Synopsis

A fictional story within the historical context of the disastrous flood that engulfed the Dutch coastal province of Zeeland in 1953. When their farmhouse is destroyed by the flood, teenage mother Julia gets separated from her baby boy, whom she kept hidden in a box. She is saved from drowning by a young air force lieutenant, who agrees to go help looking for Julia's little son.

Mood & Themes
netherlandsbelgiumbased on true storydisasterflood
Key Collaborators
Ben Sombogaart Director Piotr Kukla Director of Photography Herman P. Koerts Editor Marjolein Beumer Screenplay Rik Launspach Writer Hubert Pouille Production Design
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