THE HERO
by Menno Meyjes
synopsis
Sara just moved back from Los Angeles to the Netherlands with her family and feels devastated when her son decides to sign up for the US Marines. She and her family will soon be victims of a violent burglary, and this episode triggers a period of restlessness and uncertainty: could these violent attacks somehow be related to her father’s secretive war history?
| international title: | The Hero |
| original title: | De Held |
| country: | Netherlands |
| year: | 2016 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Menno Meyjes |
| release date: | NL 3/11/2016 |
| screenplay: | Menno Meyjes, Jessica Durlacher |
| cast: | Monic Hendrickx, Fedja van Huêt, Daan Schuurmans, Kitty Courbois, Hans Croiset, Susan Visser, Thijs Boermans |
| cinematography by: | Jeroen de Bruin |
| film editing: | Wouter van Luijn |
| costumes designer: | Marion Boot, Marian van Nieuwenhuyzen |
| music: | Merlijn Snitker |
| producer: | Rachel van Bommel |
| production: | Millstreet Films |
| backing: | VPRO, CoBO, Netherlands Film Production Incentive |
| distributor: | Dutch FilmWorks |
