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The longest running musical in Dutch history
In this filmed version of the original musical, Leiden student Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema and his friends see their carefree student life disrupted when the Germans invade the Netherlands in 1940. The boys, then around 23 years old, realize out of the blue that nothing is the same anymore. Friendship and love are no longer self-evident. The war turns everything upside down, all relationships are on edge. Everyone has to make their own choices…: Are you going to fight for Freedom, People, Fatherland? Do you bury your head in the sand and continue studying? Or do you deliberately choose the enemy?Read moreLess
In this filmed version of the original musical, Leiden student Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema and his friends see their carefree student life disrupted when the Germans invade the Netherlands in 1940. The boys, then around 23 years old, realize out of the blue that nothing is the same anymore. Friendship and love are no longer self-evident. The war turns everything upside down, all relationships are on edge. Everyone has to make their own choices…: Are you going to fight for Freedom, People, Fatherland? Do you bury your head in the sand and continue studying? Or do you deliberately choose the enemy?
The story
In this filmed version of the original musical, Leiden student Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema and his friends see their carefree student life disrupted when the Germans invade the Netherlands in 1940. The boys, then around 23 years old, realize out of the blue that nothing is the same anymore. Friendship and love are no longer self-evident. The war turns everything upside down, all relationships are on edge. Everyone has to make their own choices…: Are you going to fight for Freedom, People, Fatherland? Do you bury your head in the sand and continue studying? Or do you deliberately choose the enemy?
Cast & crew
Matteo van der GrijnErik Hazelhoff Roelfzema
Catherine ten BruggencateKoningin Wilhelmina
Marlijn WeerdenburgCharlotte
Tijn DocterFred van Houten
Oren SchrijverAnton Roover
Boy OotemanChris de Vries
Jorrit RuijsBram Goudsmid
Kes BlansPaul ten Brink
Ad-Just BouwmanVictor Versteegen
Anne Lamsvelt
Margreet BoersbroekHofdame Tessa
Bart de VriesFrançois van 't SantExplore the crew
- Director
- Bobby Boermans
- Producer
- Fred Boot
- Producer
- Robin de Levita
- Writer
- Edwin de Vries
- Editor
- Youp Kruijsdijk