Het Bombardement

Het Bombardement

2012 · 100 min · ★ 4.8 · Romance, Drama, War

A thrilling love story between the young boxer Vincent and the German Eva, who soon has to marry with the middle-aged Dirk to save her family. While the war starts in the Netherlands their impossible love inflames. May 14, 1940, the day that the centre of Rotterdam is bombed and the young lovers lose sight of each other.

Directed by Ate de Jong · Written by Ate de Jong

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