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Storm: Letter of Fire

2017 · 105 min

A tense historical adventure that keeps you rooting for a brave kid racing through danger and secret passages.

Directed by
Dennis Bots
Genres
Adventure, Family, History
Starring
Davy Gomez, Yorick van Wageningen, Angela Schijf
Overview
The film is set in 1521 Antwerp, in a Europe ravaged by religious wars, and during the early years of the Reformation. It tells the story of the twelve year old, Falko Voeten – a printer’s son. When Falko’s father, Klaas Voeten, a printer of forbidden literature, is caught by the Inquisition for printing a letter written by Maarten Luther; Falko is unwittingly propelled into helping his father and into searching for the letter. Threatened by the Inquisition but aided by Marieke, a Catholic orphan girl from the underground sewers, Falko is faced with a race against time if he is to save his father from being executed for heresy.

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Directed by
Dennis Bots
Genres
Adventure, Family, History
Starring
Davy Gomez, Yorick van Wageningen, Angela Schijf
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • freedom
  • family
  • survival
  • faith
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, family, history
Directed by
Dennis Bots
Written by
Karen van Holst Pellekaan
Starring
Davy Gomez, Yorick van Wageningen, Angela Schijf, Juna de Leeuw, Peter van den Begin, Maarten Heijmans, Egbert Jan Weeber, Tibo Vandenborre
Music
André Dziezuk
Cinematography
Rolf Dekens
Runtime
105 min
Country
Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands
Languages
Dutch

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