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During WWII, the friendship of two boys is at risk when a girl tells a very personal secret to only one of them.During WWII, the friendship of two boys is at risk when a girl tells a very personal secret to only one of them.During WWII, the friendship of two boys is at risk when a girl tells a very personal secret to only one of them.
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- TriviaTitle song ("Onze Vriendschap") at end credits was performed by Dutch singer Alain Clarke, it means Our Friendship and it refers to the two main characters implying their friendship will last forever and therefore continue.
- GoofsDuring the Occupation of The Netherlands (1940-1945) two boys find an American comic book, presumably left by a downed American pilot. This comic book, a dangerous item in those days, reappears in scenes that follow, until one of the boys' mother confiscates and burns it. The magazine that ends up in the stove is a 1952 reprint, which follows from the cover design (Classics Illustrated instead of Classic Comics) and the cover price (15c instead of the regular '40's price of 10c.).
- ConnectionsReferenced in La noche de...: La noche de... Secretos de guerra (2019)
- SoundtracksOnze vriendschap
Written and performed by Alain Clark
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Versatile and realistic family film - without undue pathos
It is not easy to combine war environment and children's daily life and activities, particularly under any occupation, air raid or other events incompatible with "normal" childhood. On the other hand, these are the times when friendship, common interests, rivalry matter most, and all this - plus other important factors - have been here capably depicted. Child actors provide particularly good performances, but due to their character's age, one can not blame them for not understanding "global realities", e.g. holocaust; moreover, Nazi occupation in Holland was not so harsh as in Eastern Slavic areas, for example. Providing different undertones or scenes would have meant moving beyond children's film concept, towards aware/knowledgeable deeds, but the main characters were about 10 years old!
All in all, a good combination of World War II history and life in an occupied township. Not all films should deal with "correct" attitudes towards Jews...
All in all, a good combination of World War II history and life in an occupied township. Not all films should deal with "correct" attitudes towards Jews...
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- Mar 16, 2016
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- Secretos de guerra
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- $1,387,956
- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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