Film

Sonny Boy

2011 · 2h 10m · Drama · Romance · War

United by love, torn by fate

IMDb

6.7

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.

Ricky Koole

Rika van der Lans

Sergio Hasselbaink

Waldemar Nods

Marcel Hensema

Willem

Micha Hulshof

Marcel

Gijs Blom

Wim - 13 jaar

Ko Zandvliet

Wim - 19 jaar

Gaite Jansen

Bertha - 15-26 year

Martijn Lakemeier

Jan - 20 year

Leny Breederveld

Mother Rika

Bert Geurkink

Father RIka

Roosmarijn Luyten

Jans

Manoushka Zeegelaar-Breeveld

Eugenie Nods

Dennis Rudge

Koos Nods

Monic Hendrickx

Ans Bartels

Katja Herbers

Vera Bartels

Thomas Cammaert

Paul Vermeer / Kees Chardon

• Maria PetersDirector · Screenplay · Producer
• Pieter Van de WaterbeemdScreenplay
• Annejet van der ZijlNovel
• Dave SchramProducer
• Hans PosProducer
• Walther van den EndeDirector of Photography
• Henny VrientenOriginal Music Composer
• Ot LouwEditor

Release date

January 27, 2011

Status

Released

Original language

Dutch

Runtime

2h 10m

Rated

18+

Genres

Drama, Romance, War

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