Movie
The Assignment
2026 · 103 min
A quiet, somber coming-of-age story steeped in postwar melancholy, where a boy's struggle for belonging feels tender and quietly heartbreaking.
- Directed by
- Patrice Toye
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Starring
- Mathisse De Sutter, Thibaud Dooms, Felix Heremans
- Overview
- The summer of 1947. Although it is already the second year of peace following the devastating Second World War, its deep wounds are still everywhere. Thirteen-year-old Ewout, is also recovering from the conflict. He is just a boy, but he wants to be a man of distinction. He joins the scouts to prove himself. Unfortunately, things do not go to plan, and the others turn against him.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Coming-of-age, isolation, identity, grief
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Patrice Toye
- Genres
- War, Drama, History
- Starring
- Mathisse De Sutter, Thibaud Dooms, Felix Heremans
