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The Storm (2009 Film)
''The Storm'' ( Dutch: ''De Storm'') is a 2009 Dutch disaster film by Ben Sombogaart. Plot A terrible storm causes hundreds of dikes to break in Zeeland, resulting in the North Sea flood of 1953. Julia, a single mother living with her parents, is caught in the middle of the catastrophic flood. She is rescued from drowning and taken to safety by her neighbour Aldo, who is a member of the armed forces. However, her baby is left in a wooden box in the attic of Julia's parental home. Together Julia and Aldo return to the disaster area to look for the baby. When they finally find the box, it is empty, and they conclude that someone must have taken the child. The child ended up with a woman who recently lost her own baby in a car accident. Julia met her but because the woman did not want to lose the baby, she hid him from Julia. Eighteen years later, Julia meets her son and the woman again and she finds out what has happened. Cast * Sylvia Hoeks - Julia * Barry Atsma - Aldo *Dirk Roofth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Sombogaart
Bernard Cornelis (Ben) Sombogaart (born 8 August 1947) is a Dutch film and TV director. His film '' Twin Sisters'' (2002) was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Filmography *''The Boy Who Stopped Talking'' (1996) *'' Twin Sisters'' (2002) *''Tow Truck Pluck'' (2004) *''Crusade in Jeans'' (2006) *'' Bride Flight'' (2008) *'' The Storm'' (2009) – film about North Sea flood of 1953 *''Moordvrouw'' (2012-) *''In My Father's Garden ''In My Father's Garden'' ( nl, Knielen op een bed violen) is a 2016 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Sombogaart. It was based on the book of the same name by Jan Siebelink. It was listed as one of eleven films that could be selected as the Du ...'' (2016) *'' Rafaël'' (2018) *'' My Best Friend Anne Frank'' (2021) External links * 1947 births Living people Dutch film directors Mass media people from Amsterdam Golden Calf winners {{netherlands-film-director-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |