3 real historical locations · Netherlands
A Dutch film set in occupied Netherlands in 1945, following a 14-year-old boy who helps a wounded British airman escape from German occupation — and discovers that resistance and collaboration are more complicated than he imagined, even within his own family.
CinemaMapped has mapped 3 real historical locations where the story takes place, spanning Netherlands.
A Dutch teenager in 1944 helps a wounded British airman evade the Gestapo — navigating divided loyalties in a community where his own father is collaborating...
The Netherlands was occupied from May 1940 to May 1945. Resistance grew substantially after Market Garden's failure in September 1944 and the subsequent Hunger Winter of 1944-45, when 20,000 Dutch civilians starved to...
View location →Thirteen-year-old Michiel lives in this occupied Dutch town and becomes entangled in the resistance after discovering a wounded British airman in the forest....
Oorlogswinter is set in the hard winter of 1944–45 after Market Garden failed and before the Netherlands was liberated. It is based on Jan Terlouw's 1972 novel, a classic of Dutch children's literature.
View location →The British airman Jack hides in the Veluwe forest while Michiel smuggles food to him. The forest network of downed Allied airmen and resistance helpers runs...
The Veluwe (heathlands of Gelderland) sheltered downed Allied airmen after Market Garden. The Dutch underground's Comet Line and other escape networks ran through the region.
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