Sonny Boy
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“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.
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Cast
26 people
Ricky Koole
Rika van der Lans
Known for
Captain Nova
Kauwboy
Sergio Hasselbaink
Waldemar Nods
Known for
Tears of Steel
Marcel Hensema
Willem
Known for
The Marathon
Simon
Micha Hulshof
Marcel
Known for
Boys
Riphagen the Untouchable
Gijs Blom
Wim - 13 jaar
Known for
The Forgotten Battle
Boys
Ko Zandvliet
Wim - 19 jaar
Known for
Boys
Gaite Jansen
Bertha - 15-26 year
Known for
Peaky Blinders
Jett
Martijn Lakemeier
Jan - 20 year
Known for
Winter in Wartime
The East
Leny Breederveld
Mother Rika
Known for
The Northerners
Bros Before Hos
Bert Geurkink
Father RIka
Known for
The Gang of Oss
Roosmarijn Luyten
Jans
Also in
Naked
De Vliegende Panters: The Big Three
Manoushka Zeegelaar-Breeveld
Eugenie Nods
Also in
Dirty Lines
Blind Sherlock
Maria Peters Director · Pieter Van de Waterbeemd Screenplay Annejet van der Zijl Author
First release January 27, 2011 · Produced in Netherlands · Languages Dutch, English
Production
Shooting Star Filmcompany
Production
Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English
Release dates
Netherlands · January 27, 2011
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
April 17, 2012 · Digital
France
October 10, 2021 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
February 7, 2016 · TV
November 7, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
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