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Het Grote Offensief

Victor D. Ponten
RELEASE Thu 19 Jun
  • Content rating: Watch out with children under 12
  • Content rating: Violence
  • Content rating: Fear
  • Content rating: Coarse Language

The two rival Allied commanders - General Eisenhower and Field Marshal Montgomery - clash in a battle of egos and strategic choices, with devastating consequences for the people of Zeeland during the liberation of the Netherlands.

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Using authentic archive material and an unfiltered approach, the complex reality behind the 1944 liberation is portrayed and the high price that was paid for it. A penetrating look at an underexposed chapter of the Second World War: the Allied offensive for the Westerschelde.

Het Grote Offensief
Direction
Victor D. Ponten
Cast
Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Mike Reus, Aus Greidanus sr., Aus Greidanus, Michael Krass, Martijn Oversteegen, Lucas Tavenier, Charlie May, Christian Cadenbach, Jeremiah Flemming
Duration
98 min
RELEASE
Thu 19 Jun
Year
2025
Country
Netherlands
Language
Dutch, English, German
Subtitles
Nederlands
  • Content rating: Watch out with children under 12
  • Content rating: Violence
  • Content rating: Fear
  • Content rating: Coarse Language