Sonny Boy
2011 · 2h 10m · Drama, Romance, War · Netherlands · Rated 16 (DE)
United by love, torn by fate
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.
Directed by
Maria PetersBased on the novel by
Annejet van der Zijl6.2Smart score
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1930sinterracial relationshipolder woman younger man relationshipwoman director
Rating16 (DE)
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