The Storm (2009 film) explained

The Storm
Director:Ben Sombogaart
Producer:Johan Nijenhuis
Alan de Levitta
Starring:Sylvia Hoeks
Barry Atsma
Dirk Roofthooft
Monic Hendrickx
Katja Herbers
Lottie Hellingman
Music:Fons Merkies
Cinematography:Piotr Kukla
Editing:Herman P. Koerts
Studio:
  • Nijenhuis & de Levita Film & TV
  • NCRV
Distributor:Universal Pictures (Netherlands)
Runtime:100 minutes
Country:Netherlands
Language:Dutch
Budget:€6 million

The Storm (Dutch; Flemish: '''De Storm''') is a 2009 Dutch disaster film directed by Ben Sombogaart.

Plot

A terrible storm causes hundreds of dikes to break in Zeeland, resulting in the North Sea flood of 1953. Julia, a single mother living with her parents, is caught in the middle of a catastrophic flood. She is rescued from drowning and taken to safety by her neighbor Aldo, who is a member of the armed forces. However, her baby is left in a wooden box in the attic of Julia's parental home. Together Julia and Aldo return to the disaster area to look for the baby. When they finally find the box, it is empty, and they conclude that someone must have taken the child. The child ended up with a woman who recently lost her own baby in a car accident. Julia met her but because the woman did not want to lose the baby, she hid him from Julia. Eighteen years later, Julia meets her son and the woman again and she finds out what has happened.

Cast

American award

In July 2010 The Storm won the 'Award for Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking' on the Stony Brook Film Festival in New York City. Producer De Levita and actress Hoeks were attending.