THE FORGOTTEN BATTLE

DE SLAG OM DE SCHELDE

By Matthijs VAN HEIJNINGEN JR.

ARTBOX - as PROD

Drama - Completed 2020

Three young people in the middle of a war. Their choices differ, their goal is the same: freedom.

Festivals
& Awards

Golden and Platin Film, Netherlands 2021
100.000 Admissions
Nederlands Film Festival 2021
Best Editing
Nederlands Film Festival 2021
Best Cinematography
Nederlands Film Festival 2021
Best Production Design
Nederlands Film Festival 2021
Best Sound Design
Nederlands Film Festival 2021
Best Costume Design
    • Year of production
    • 2020
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • NETHERLANDS
    • Duration
    • 124 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Matthijs VAN HEIJNINGEN JR.
    • Writer(s)
    • Paula VAN DER OEST, Jesse MAIMAN, Pauline VAN MANTGEM, Reinier SMIT, Matthijs VAN HEIJNINGEN JR.
    • Producer(s)
    • Alain DE LEVITA
    • Synopsis
    • 1944, the Second World War. A British glider pilot, a Dutch boy fighting on the German side and a Dutch female resistance member all end up involved in the Battle of the Schelde. Their choices differ, but their goal is the same: freedom.