foralostsoldier

SYNOPSIS - FOR A LOST SOLDIER

n essential film that tells the story of a
boy and a man in love - explosive? yes
- romantic? yes

REVIEW

The explosive subject of man-boy love
is delicately handled in this touchingly
romantic drama of a boy's
coming-of-age during WWII. Joroen, a
handsome rosey-cheeked boy of 13 is
sent to the countryside to stay with a
farming family in order to avoid the
horrors of war. It is there that his
adolescent sexual urges for boys
begin to take hold. Initially interested in
boys his own age, especially his
girl-crazy best friend, the boy
eventually finds his true love with Walt,
a Canadian soldier stationed in the
area as part of the Liberation forces.

It is love-at-first-sight for the two who,
undeterred by their language barrier,
develop a friendship that begins first
as buddies and develops later into a
full-blown love affair. Their one
lovemaking scene in which Walt calls
Jeroen 'his little prince' is achingly
romantic and sexually intense. And
while the film isn't sexually graphic, it
may shock with it's cavalier attitude
towards their tender love. What is truly
remarkable is that their is no negative
after-effect of this affair on the boy. A
truly rare and extraordinary film.
(Dutch with English subititles)

"Their one lovemaking scene in which
Walt calls Jeroen 'his little prince' is
achingly romantic and sexually
intense."

Raymond Murray