Tuur (12) and Lambert (12) are two inseparable friends from a Dutch village. Their country is occupied by Nazi-Germany, but besides the air raid alarms calling them into the bomb shelter every now and then, war to them means just playing soldiers with wooden guns in the labyrinth of underground caves in the nearby wood. They just wish their parents wouldn’t hide so many secrets from them and always keep them away from the action! Is the rumour going around that a resistance group is operating in the village true? Could the stuff they found in one of the caves be a hideout for refugees?
Then Maartje (13) a daring, athletic girl who stands out from the crowd, moves to a local farm and joins their class. Lambert is immediately intrigued by her and so too, secretly, is Tuur, but he tests her first by scaring her in the dark caves. When she passes this ‘test’ with flying colours, Tuur accepts her and the three of them become close friends. When Lambert’s father, a Nazi collaborator, is appointed mayor by the Germans, Tuur’s parents become critical of their friendship. This upsets Tuur at first, but then he picks up hints that his father and his older brother are members of the resistance.
Maartje and Tuur slowly grow closer and Lambert starts feeling excluded. Maartje takes Tuur to her farm to show him a secret: piglet Bella, hidden away because all pigs are supposed to be handed over to the Germans. Yet Maartje is hiding a much bigger secret, and when the two become especially close, Maartje shows Tuur a treasure box with a Star of David. Her name isn’t Maartje, but Tamar. She says he can’t tell anyone, not even Lambert. Tuur is taken aback.
Maartje’s revelation drives Tuur and Lambert even further apart, because now that Lambert’s father is the Nazi-friendly mayor, he poses a huge threat to Maartje. Deeply hurt because Tuur sends him away with a lame excuse to be alone with Maartje, Lambert spies on them and sees them playing with the piglet. Out of jealousy, Lambert tells his father about the hidden pig and in doing so unintentionally starts a chain of terrible events: it’s only a matter of time until Maartje’s true identity is discovered.
Tuur tries to hide her in the caves, but gets there too late, and Maartje and the farmer’s family are arrested. Tuur goes into a blind rage and attacks Lambert furiously for betraying their friendship. In despair, Tuur jumps onto his bike and rushes towards the prison to give Maartje a token of his friendship, an Olympic medal he has carved for her. He arrives just in time to see Maartje being loaded onto a truck, throws the medal to her and is then escorted to jail.
Lambert realises things could go really wrong for Tuur, so he turns to his father for help, in exchange for doing what his father always wanted: joining the Nazi youth organization. Lambert’s father pulls some strings and Tuur returns home. But in the meantime, Tuur’s father and brother have been uncovered as members of the local resistance and the family has to flee! Lambert knows there is only one safe escape to Belgium: the caves. He arrives to warn Tuur, but Tuur no longer trusts him. Lambert swears that he will bring them food, so they can survive the journey to Belgium. Tuur is confronted with a terrible dilemma: Is he leading his family to safety or into a deadly trap? He decides to trust his old friend. The family hides in the marl caves and Lambert keeps his promise. The boys say goodbye and embrace. Their friendship has proven stronger than anything that the war has imposed on them. Guided by Tuur, the family travels through the caves to safety.


Original Title: Oorlogsgeheimen
Script: André Dziezuk
Director: Dennis Bots
Producers: Reinier Selen and Harro van Staverden
Production Companies: Bijker Film & TV / Rinkel Film B.V., Amsterdam
Cast: Maas Bronkhuyzen, Joes Brauers, Pippa Allen
Release Benelux: July 3, 2014 by Dutch FilmWorks /Jekino


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