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Sonny Boy

2011 · 130 min Drama Romance War
6.6 / 10 · TMDB

Waldemar Nods, a young man from Suriname, meets the older Dutch woman Rika van der Lans and they fall in love. In pre-WWII Netherlands they could not be more different. The one black, the other white, 17 years between them and on top of that Rika already has four children with another man. They love each other, but then Rika appears to be pregnant.

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Year 2011
Country Netherlands
Genre Drama, Romance, War
Director Maria Peters
Runtime 130 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.6/10 (54 votes)

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Director Maria Peters constructs this story not as a loud social statement, but as a quiet, intimate drama. She works with subtle details of daily life and nuanced performances, exploring how personal happiness persists under the weight of external pressures.

What lingers after the viewing is a poignant sense of tenderness and the quiet courage found in an 'impossible' love. The film leaves a bittersweet echo of fragile human connection. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Maria Peters

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