![]() ![]() His foster parents are aware of the closeness between Jeroen and the soldier, but it is unclear in the film whether they are aware of the sexual nature of the relationship. Jeroen revels in the attention the soldier showers on him, at first treating him like a little brother but eventually their relationship becomes sexual. ![]() Jeroen meets Walt Cook (Andrew Kelley), a Canadian soldier in his early 20s, who befriends him. Things change when the village is liberated by Canadian troops. Jeroen and his friend Jan go to the ocean and see an American plane in the water Jan tries to go under but claims there are too many eels and comes up with a big cut on his upper right thigh. He stays with an eel fisher's family, but despite the abundance of food, he is plagued by homesickness. The city suffers from food shortages, with more food available in the country. Plot summary Jeroen (Jeroen Krabbé) reminisces about the time in 1944 when he (Maarten Smit) and other boys were sent to the countryside by their parents to escape the war. It deals with the romantic / sexual relationship between a 12-year-old boy (Van Dantzig) and a Canadian soldier during the final months leading up to the liberation of the Netherlands from Nazi occupation during World War II. For a Lost Soldier (Dutch title: Voor een Verloren Soldaat ) is a 1992 Dutch film based upon the autobiographical novel of the same title by ballet dancer and choreographer Rudi van Dantzig. ![]()
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