The Forgotten Battle
7.1
2021
2 hr 4 min
Drama
, History
, War
November 1944. On the flooded isle of Walcheren, Zeeland, thousands of Allied soldiers are battling the German army. Three young lives become inextricably connected. A Dutch boy fighting for the Germans, an English glider pilot and a girl from Zeeland connected to the resistance against her will, are forced to make crucial choices that impact both their own freedom and the freedom of others.
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- Cast:
- Gijs Blom , Jamie Flatters , Susan Radder , Theo Barklem-Biggs , Jan Bijvoet , Marthe Schneider , Ronald Kalter
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A Disappointing Continuation
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It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
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The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
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The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
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