![]() ![]() I wanted some closure, but since happy endings don’t happen to everyone, I guess like the real-life Jeroem, we’ll always yearn for his lost soldier to come home. A young boy (Dutch ballet star Rudi van Dantzig) is passionately attracted to his handsome Canadian. The nostalgia felt by Jeroem was so palpable I’m aching for them to be reunited. The true story of a boys war-time sexual awakening. What I loved best about the film is that I was able to feel the mood of that era or that moment between the lives of Walt and Jeroem. ![]() It is so easy to romanticize the whole thing, though there’s this nagging thought about statutory rape, pedophilia, and such at the back of your mind. Ive seen where this movie has been made in the Netherlands. ![]() Walt is of legal age or, let’s say, past the age of 18, most likely in his early 20’s while Jeroem is at the cusp of adolescence. For A Lost Soldier is about a romance that develops between a Canadian soldier and a young boy. This is the part where it gets tricky and somehow off-putting. The latter has also shown interest in the young boy until their relationship turned sexual. Since the arrival of the Canadian troops, Jeroem found himself somewhat attracted to the young soldier. It is a tender story of the bond between Jeroem (Maarten Smit,) a young boy from Amsterdam during World War 2, and a Canadian soldier named Walt (Andrew Kelley), who helped liberate the Nazi-invaded country. For a Lost Soldier is a 1992 Dutch film based on the autobiographical novel by ballet dancer and choreographer Rudi Van Dantzig. ![]()
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