''The Storm'' (

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: ''De Storm'') is a 2009 Dutch

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by Ben Sombogaart.

Plot

A terrible storm causes hundreds of dikes to break in

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, resulting in the

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. 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 Sylvia Hoeks (; born 1 June 1983) is a Dutch actress and former model, best known internationally for her roles in ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017) and ''The Girl in the Spider's Web'' (2018). Early life and education Hoeks was raised in Maarheeze, ...

- Julia *

Barry Atsma Barry Atsma (born 29 December 1972) is a Dutch people, Dutch actor. He became known in the Netherlands through his role in the TV series ''Rozengeur & Wodka Lime'' (2001–2005) and the movie ''The Black Book''. He is a recipient of both a Golde ...

- Aldo * Dirk Roofthooft - Julia's Father *

Monic Hendrickx Monic Hendrickx (born 3 December 1966 in Sint Anthonis) is a Dutch actress. She has won several awards during her career including four Golden Calf awards for Best Actress at the Nederlands Film Festival, the Jury Award at the 2001 Newport Beach ...

- Julia's Mother *

Katja Herbers Katja Mira Herbers (born 19 October 1980) is a Dutch actress. She is best known for portraying Dr. Helen Prins on the WGN America drama series ''Manhattan'' (2014–2015), Emily Grace in the HBO science fiction drama series ''Westworld'' (2018� ...

- Krina * Lottie Hellingman - Stientje *

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- Pietje

American award

In July 2010 The Storm won the 'Award for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking' on the Stony Brook Film Festival in

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. Producer De Levita and actress Hoeks were attending.

References

External links

* * 2009 films Dutch action films 2000s disaster films Films directed by Ben Sombogaart 2000s Dutch-language films {{Netherlands-film-stub