The war movie Boundless Betrayal attracted more than 10,000 visitors to the cinema within five weeks. By breaking through that visitor limit, the so-called crystal status has been reached.
Boundless Betrayal is a Second World War film largely made by Drenthe filmmakers in the northeastern Netherlands about the twisted high German officer Ludwig Mengelberg, who is caught between patriotism, a sense of duty, a distress of conscience and love. After a number of incidents, he decides to risk his own life for a group of people in hiding in Drenthe.
The film is set in the last months of World War II Operation Amerherst. 700 French paratroopers took part in this battle against 12,000 German soldiers in the northeastern Netherlands. Everywhere in Drenthe and Groningen there are resistance monuments that commemorate those who lost their lives in their struggle for peace and security.
“Amerherst has never actually been in the publicity, while this battle was very decisive for the rapid liberation of this area,” writes Southeast Drenthe Film (ZOD).
In December 2019, the recordings started at the narrow gauge museum in Erica, among others. Other places in Southeast Drenthe can also be seen in the war film, such as the Veenpark. The entry of Dutch FilmWorks led to the film, which was still Treacherous Love as title, could be broadcast in cinemas throughout the Netherlands.