NL, BE | 2021| 2h 4′ | live-action, hystorical fiction
Synopsis:
Three young lives become inextricably connected in the final years of World War II, as thousands of Allied soldiers battle the German army. A Dutch boy fighting for the Germans, an English glider pilot, and a Dutch resistance fighter connected to the resistance against her will, are forced to make crucial choices that impact both their own freedom and the freedom of others.
We welcome you to a very special screening with an intro by Ronnie Van Der Veer who worked on this film as a foley artist. Ronnie is an award winning foley artist from the Netherlands. From his studio just outside Amsterdam he worked on movies like The Lobster by Yorgos Lanthimos, Girl by Lukas Dhont, war movie The Forgotten Battle and various Netflix, Disney and Amazon Originals. Various productions he worked on won Best Sound awards and played at festivals like Cannes, Sundance, Toronto, Berlin and Venice Film Festival. Ronnie uses his background as a drummer in his foley work and is a member of the MPSE.
Ronnie will talk about his work for The Forgotten Battle and share some behind the scenes insights.
CAST
Gijs Blom – Marinus van Staveren
Jamie Flatters – William Sinclair
Susan Radder – Teuntje Visser
Jan Bijvoet – Doctor Visser
Tom Felton – Tony Turner
Coen Bril- Henk Schneijder
CREDITS
Director: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
Screenwriters: Paula van der Oest, Jesse Maiman
Producer: Alain De Levita
Composer: Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Cinematographer: Lennert Hillege
Editor: Marc Bechtold
Art Director: Raimondas Dicius
Sound recordist: Dirk Bombey
Foley editor: Daimo da Costa
Foley artist: Ronnie van der Veer
The Forgotten Battle is part of our Creator’s Insights program where we invite makers to talk about films they have worked on.
