For a Lost Soldier

For a Lost Soldier

1992 · 90 min · NL · 6.4 (57 votes)
Dir. Roeland Kerbosch · Starring Maarten Smit, Jeroen Krabbé, Andrew Kelley, Freark Smink, Elsje de Wijn, Derk-Jan Kroon
DramaRomanceWar

Separated from his family in the Dutch countryside, young boy Jeroen crosses paths with Walt, a Canadian soldier who takes him under his care.

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A quiet, introspective journey through a devastating war. It feels like a whispered secret, a fragile connection found amidst chaos. The film's gentle gaze explores burgeoning desire and the search for self.

melancholictenderhopefulintimateslow-burnperiod dramaarthousecharacter studycoming-of-ageidentityforbidden lovewartime innocencetrauma
first timesexual identitydance performanceworld war iibiographysoldierbased on memoir or autobiographylgbtolder man younger man relationshipchildren in wartimegay theme
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