Film · Drama, Romance, History, War

Gaston's War (1997)

Gaston Vandermeerssche is a young, resourceful Flemish action hero of the Belgian resistance during World War II: he coaches surviving allied pilots trough occupied Belgium and France to Spain so they can regain England, each time a dangerous adventure as their poor mastery of local languages and customs add to the ever-present risks of trying to outsmart the Nazi troops and Gestapo agents. After a mess-up in the coordination from London he himself gets caught by the dreaded secret police for ruthless interrogation...

Director

Robbe De Hert

Writers

Allan Mayer, Fernand Auwera, Luc W.L. Janssen

Country

Denmark, Netherlands

Language

Dutch

Release date

October 23, 1997