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The Storm

The Storm

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 17, 2009

Runtime

1h 36m

Genres

Drama

User Score

67%

Original Title

De storm

Production Companies

Universal Pictures Benelux, Nijenhuis & de Levita Film & TV B.V.

Director

Ben Sombogaart

Description

A fictional story within the historical context of the disastrous flood that engulfed the Dutch coastal province of Zeeland in 1953. When their farmhouse is destroyed by the flood, teenage mother Julia gets separated from her baby boy, whom she kept hidden in a box. She is saved from drowning by a young air force lieutenant, who agrees to go help looking for Julia's little son.