The Assault

The Assault

1986 · 144 min · NL · 6.8 (33 votes)
Dir. Fons Rademakers · Starring Derek de Lint, Marc van Uchelen, Monique van de Ven, Johnny Kraaijkamp Sr., Christian Golusda, Harold Bendig · Music Jurriaan Andriessen
HistoryDramaWar

At the end of WWII the Dutch resistance kills a German officer in front of the house of a Dutch family. Years after the war the young boy who witnessed the killing runs into the members of the resistance who committed the killing.

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A deeply affecting, somber drama that lingers long after the credits. It's a quiet, character-focused exploration of how war's brutal legacy continues to haunt individuals and families, even in peacetime. The mood is heavy, the tension palpable.

bleaksombertensehauntingslow-burnhistorical dramagritty realismcharacter-driventraumaguiltwar's aftermathchildhood innocence lost
destruction of a civilizationnaziworld war iifaminegestapopost war
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