Film2021124 min

The Forgotten Battle

Name: The Forgotten Battle
Genre: War, History, Drama
Released: 2021
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Gijs Blom, Susan Radder, Jamie Flatters, Jan Bijvoet, Tom Felton

Taste attributes: warhistorydramaadventurehistoricalactiontried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittybig & variedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiphuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeA grounded war film that is heavy, wide-ranging and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 39 votes

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Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate
Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB