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For a Lost Soldier (1992)

Movie ★ 6.7 92 min

Drama War

In the occupied Netherlands near the end of WWII, a young teenager, Jeroen Boman (Maarten Smit) is sent to the Dutch countryside to avoid the war in Amsterdam. While living with his adopted family, Jeroen meets and becomes friends with a Canadian soldier named Walt Cook, who is stationed at the same town he is staying at. Joroen and Walt spend a lot of time playing around and eventually a romantic relationship develops between them. The boy’s sexual curiosity leads him to have a sexual experience with Walt, an encounter that is shown with some vague detail but without actually showing any nudity, even though sexual intimacy between the two of them is implied. Overall, the movie handles this difficult subject with an elegant style and feeling, without having the adult-child relationship overwhelm the viewer and thus allowing the movie to be seen as just a wartime relationship between two people that marks an important time in a young boy’s life.

Roeland Kerbosch Director Roeland Kerbosch Writer Don Bloch Writer

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Quick facts

Released
September 18, 1992
Runtime
92 min
IMDb
tt0108504
Language
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Studio
AVRO, Sigma Film Productions

Themes

Cast

Maarten Smit Maarten Smit Jeroen Boman (young) Jeroen Krabbé Jeroen Krabbé Jeroen Boman (adult) Andrew Kelley Walt Cook Freark Smink Hait Elsje de Wijn Elsje de Wijn Mem Derk-Jan Kroon Jan Wiendelt Hooijer Henk Iris Misset Bonden Gineke de Jager Elly Tatum Dagelet Tatum Dagelet Gertie Marie-José Kouwenhoven Renske Valerie Valentine Laura William Sutton Chuck Andrew Butling Ventriloquist Andrew Cassani Winslow Moniek Kramer Moniek Kramer Jeroen's Mother Antoinette van Belle Supervisor Rients Gratama Pastor

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Frequently asked questions

What is For a Lost Soldier about?
In the occupied Netherlands near the end of WWII, a young teenager, Jeroen Boman (Maarten Smit) is sent to the Dutch countryside to avoid the war in Amsterdam. While living with his adopted family, Jeroen meets and becomes friends with a Canadian soldier named Walt Cook, who is stationed at the same town he is staying at. Joroen and Walt spend a lot of time playing around and eventually a romantic relationship develops between them. The boy’s sexual curiosity leads him to have a sexual experience with Walt, an encounter that is shown with some vague detail but without actually showing any nudity, even though sexual intimacy between the two of them is implied. Overall, the movie handles this difficult subject with an elegant style and feeling, without having the adult-child relationship overwhelm the viewer and thus allowing the movie to be seen as just a wartime relationship between two people that marks an important time in a young boy’s life.
Who directed For a Lost Soldier?
For a Lost Soldier was directed by Roeland Kerbosch.
Who stars in For a Lost Soldier?
For a Lost Soldier stars Maarten Smit, Jeroen Krabbé, Andrew Kelley, Freark Smink.
When was For a Lost Soldier released?
For a Lost Soldier is a 1992 drama, war film.
Where can I watch For a Lost Soldier?
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