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Netherlands10 Essential Dutch FilmsStop 6 of 10
The Assault
De Aanslag
As a boy, a Dutch man witnessed the Nazi reprisal that destroyed his family after the resistance killed a collaborator outside their home. Across the following decades, chance encounters slowly reveal the truth of that night. An Oscar-winning drama of memory and guilt.
Why it’s here
Fons Rademakers’ Mulisch adaptation is a central Dutch reckoning with occupation and memory.