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Jeroen Krabbé, Freark Smink, Elsje de Wijn, Moniek Kramer, Andrew Kelley ... see more see more... , Derk-Jan Kroon , Iris Misset , Maarten Smit , Wiendelt Hooijer

For a Lost Soldier was originally released in the Netherlands as Voor een veloran soldaat. Using a flashback framework, the film deals with a gay "coming of age". Forty years after the fact, choreogra... read more read more...pher Jeroen Krabbe recalls a wartime romance. During the Allied liberation of Holland, the young Krabbe (played as a youth by Marten Smit) entered into a tender relationship with a Canadian soldier (Andrew Kelley). Back to the present, Krabbe attempts to incorporate his experiences in his latest ballet work, a celebration of the Liberation. This delicately handled tale was written by its director, Roeland Kerbosh. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Roeland Kerbosch

Release Date: May 7, 1993

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DVD Release Date: August 13, 2002

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  • MightySparks
    October 24, 2010
    MightySparks
    It's very slow until Jeroen meets Walt. I was pretty bored at first, but once they meet it turns into a good movie. What I like most about it is the fact that it's not about anything, ie it's not a 'gay' movie and it's not a 'pedophile' movie. It's just two characters who (think?... read more) they're in love and their short time together. What I also like is that it was very natural. The chemistry wasn't forced and it wasn't awkward at all, which is always good.
  • wizardoftacoma
    February 7, 2007
    wizardoftacoma
    Based on an autobiography. Jeroen is 12, becoming aware that he is attracted to boys' bodies, not girls', and his sense of feeling different,. To compound his sexual stress, he is living with a family, of fundamentalist, Protestant Christianity. The Netherlands is liberated by ... read morethe allies and a group of Canadian soldiers arrive in the small rural Dutch village. A gay soldier Walt, probably in his late teens,was really maybe only 17 or 18 and sort of a boy himself, detects Jeroen's homosexuality and begins to court him, and have loving sex with him. No doubt it is controversial, maybe disturbing to many is the fact that the boy does not feel victimized., and seeks out the man's company and greatly romanticizes the experience. The Europeans deal with sexuality in a vastly different manner to the Americans do. like it or not, this is an autobiography, we have to accept that he does not feel that the soldier had wronged him. This is his story; he wished it to be told.
  • DadyKewl
    January 8, 2007
    DadyKewl
    A truly aweomse Intergenerational Movie that will make you cry, laugh and most importantly...think! True Intergenerational Relationships do happen, and they last as long if not longer than most normal people's relationships do.
  • JRTfan
    December 23, 2006
    JRTfan
    A sad film that will be banned in the U.S. Stuff like this happens despite the shrill cries of the religious right.

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Michael Szymanski
March 21, 2003
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

Beautiful telling true story about love.

Stephen Holden
August 30, 2004
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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Jonathan Rosenbaum
January 1, 2000
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
September 18, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Marc Savlov
January 1, 2000
Marc Savlov, Austin Chronicle

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