Gaston's War is a Belgian 1997 drama film directed by Robbe De Hert and starring Werner De Smedt, Mapi Galán and Peter Firth.[1] Based on a novel by Allan Mayer, the film is set many decades after the Second World War, and tells the story of a Belgian resistance fighter, Gaston Vandermeerssche, who tries to discover who betrayed them to the Nazis.[2]

Gaston's War
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobbe De Hert
Written byFernand Auwera, Luc Janssen, Allan Mayer
Story byAllan Mayer
Music byTheo Nijland
Release date
  • October 23, 1997 (1997-10-23) (Belgium)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguagesEnglish, Dutch, French

The movie was nominated for a Golden Goblet at the 1997 Shanghai International Film Festival.[3]

Main cast

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References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ "Gaston's War (1997)". moviemeter.nl (in Dutch). 11 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Gaston's War Awards". IMDb. 20 October 2022.
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