WHEN WE LOST TO THE GERMANS (TOEN WE VAN DE DUITSERS VERLOREN)

Guido van Driel | 2023 | 84 min | The Netherlands | Dutch spoken

It’s the day after the lost World Champion final in 1974. The suburb of Amsterdam has a big hangover and Jonas (12), loafing about, runs into Daan (13). Not a friend of his, but on this dull summer day they hang out together. Two boys with a different social background but soon enough with a shared interest in getting into contact with a third boy. German born Karsten is Jonas’ best friend. He owes Daan money, but what’s more is his sudden return from his holiday, to be questioned by the police. Does Karsten know more about the missing Catootje, who went missing five days ago. The boys start to search for Karsten and in the process spent a memorable day filled with joy and awkward moments. They stroll through their neighborhood, find an antique dish in a wasteland and see how police divers are dragging a nearby pond. Without avail. The mystery of the girl’s disappearance clouds the day.  Will Catootje return?

Main cast Rein Hoeke, Kylian de Pagter, Susanne Wolff, Sanne Vogel, Peter Blok, Juda Goslinga

Script Guido van Driel & Bas Blokker Director Guido van Driel D.O.P. Lennert Hillege N.S.C. Production Designer Vincent de Pater Costume Designer Bernadette Corstens & Tijs van der Heijden Hair and Make-Up Françoise Mol Casting Groen Casting, Susanne Groen & Jitske Windig Editor Stijn Deconinck Composer Raf Keunen Sound Designer Matthias Hillegeer Producer Floor Onrust Coproducer Xavier Rombaut all cast & crew

Distributor September Film Financers Nederlands Filmfonds, Netherlands Production Incentive, Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds, Eurimages, Belgische tax shelter voor filmfinanciering Creative Europe Programma of the EU, Shelter Prod.