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Sonny Boy

  • 20112011
  • 2h 10m
IMDb RATING
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Sonny Boy (2011)
The film adaptation of the bestseller by Annejet van der Zijl, based on the true story of a forbidden love.
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Forbidden love.Forbidden love.Forbidden love.

IMDb RATING
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3.2K
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  • Director
    • Maria Peters
  • Writers
    • Annejet van der Zijl(based on the novel by)
    • Maria Peters(screenplay)
    • Pieter Van de Waterbeemd(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ricky Koole
    • Sergio Hasselbaink
    • Angelo Arnhem
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  • Director
    • Maria Peters
  • Writers
    • Annejet van der Zijl(based on the novel by)
    • Maria Peters(screenplay)
    • Pieter Van de Waterbeemd(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ricky Koole
    • Sergio Hasselbaink
    • Angelo Arnhem
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    • 3User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations

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    Ricky Koole
    Ricky Koole
    • Rikaas Rika
    Sergio Hasselbaink
    Sergio Hasselbaink
    • Waldemar Nodsas Waldemar Nods
    Angelo Arnhem
    • Waldemar - 13 jaaras Waldemar - 13 jaar
    Eliyha Altena
    • Sonny Boy - 6 jaaras Sonny Boy - 6 jaar
    Daniel van Wijk
    • Sonny Boy - 11-15 jaaras Sonny Boy - 11-15 jaar
    Marcel Hensema
    Marcel Hensema
    • Willemas Willem
    Micha Hulshof
    • Marcelas Marcel
    Frits Lambrechts
    • Samas Sam
    Ole Kroes
    • Henkie - 4 jaaras Henkie - 4 jaar
    Mees Wielinga
    • Henkie - 10 jaaras Henkie - 10 jaar
    Sido Vrieswijk
    • Henkie - 17 jaaras Henkie - 17 jaar
    Charlie Leuken
    • Jan - 13 jaaras Jan - 13 jaar
    Martijn Lakemeier
    Martijn Lakemeier
    • Jan - 20 jaaras Jan - 20 jaar
    Claire Veldkamp
    • Bertha - 9 jaaras Bertha - 9 jaar
    Gaite Jansen
    Gaite Jansen
    • Bertha - 15-26 jaaras Bertha - 15-26 jaar
    Gijs Blom
    Gijs Blom
    • Wim - 13 jaaras Wim - 13 jaar
    Ko Zandvliet
    • Wim - 19 jaaras Wim - 19 jaar
    Leny Breederveld
    • Moeder Rikaas Moeder Rika
    • Director
      • Maria Peters
    • Writers
      • Annejet van der Zijl(based on the novel by)
      • Maria Peters(screenplay)
      • Pieter Van de Waterbeemd(screenplay)
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    Waldemar, a young man from Suriname, meets middle-aged Dutch Rika 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 she already has four children by another man--but they love each other. When she falls pregnant by Waldemar, they choose each other despite the high price they must pay. They have a son, Waldy, their own 'Sonny Boy.' Then World War II breaks out and they risk their lives to save people in hiding--but not without major consequences. —Wiki
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      • a ravishing moving story about an impossible love...
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    • Trivia
      The real-life Waldy Nods, son of Waldemar and Rika Nods, attended the film's premiere in Suriname at age 81, four years before he passed away. He responded favorably to the film, stating "every time I see their image, I fall in love with those two people playing my parents."
    • Goofs
      When Rika is in the camps, sitting outside in the rain, she has a flashback to an earlier scene that took place shortly after Waldemar moved in and they were all dancing outside in the rain with her young children; Sonny Boy (who wasn't born yet) appears as a teenager dancing in the rain as well.
    • Connections
      Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode dated 11 September 2013 (2013)

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    Sonny Boy, a true story - very special interracial love story with Jewish people in hiding, WWII
    I just watched this movie after I was notified of this movie, which also shows my grandfather who had his last hiding place at this interracial couple's home.

    Therefore, I may be biased, but this movie is based on a remarkable story during WWII, that involves real life's, real emotions and real consequences to people who tried to do the best they could to survive. Very good to watch this movie and see how a woman doesn't settle for an unhappy life with a husband who is a religious hypocrite. Then she finds happiness with another man and goes through all the hardships of racial biased, Nazi's etc.

    In the time we live in today with another war ongoing, this is a reminder why wars are the worst.

    I never got to know my grandparents and to learn this week that my grandfather was one of the people in hiding at this address, is surreal!
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    • Release date
      • January 27, 2011 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Netherlands
    • Languages
      • Dutch
      • English
    • Also known as
      • 愛在尼德蘭
    • Production companies
      • Shooting Star Filmcompany BV
      • Ester.Reglin.Film Produktionsgesellschaft
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    • Budget
      • €5,120,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,581,706
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 10 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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