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Sonny Boy (2011)
Director: Maria Peters
Cast: Ricky Koole, Sergio Hasselbaink, Marcel Hensema, Micha Hulshof
Runtime130 min
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Waldemar Nods, a young man from Suriname, meets the older Dutch woman Rika van der Lans and they fall in love. In pre-WWII Netherlands they could not be more different. The one black, the other white, 17 years between them and on top of that Rika already has four children with another man. They love each other, but then Rika appears to be pregnant.
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Fans of dramatic romances will appreciate the gripping story of Sonny Boy, a 2011 film directed by Maria Peters that explores the forbidden love between a young man from Suriname and an older Dutch woman in pre-WWII Netherlands. The film's standout performances from actors like Ricky Koole and Sergio Hasselbaink bring depth and nuance to this poignant tale of cross-cultural connection.
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Sonny Boy is a 2011 Dutch film directed by Maria Peters, after the book by Annejet van der Zijl, based on a true story of Waldy Nods (1929-2015) and his parents' interracial love during the 1920s-40s through World War II.
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