Excl: Official Trailer for ‘Betrayal’ WWII Thriller Set in The Netherlands
by Alex Billington
November 8, 2023
Source: YouTube
“One man must choose: his country, or his honor?” FS is exclusively debuting the official US trailer from Epic Pictures Group for a World War II thriller titled Betrayal from The Netherlands. After opening in The Netherlands in March earlier this year, it’s set for a US release in theaters and on VOD this December. Set in 1945 near the end of WWII, when a German-Dutch officer in the German Nazi army is transferred to the Netherlands, he decides to help a farm family covering up people in hiding. Betrayal tells the story of the German-Dutch Nazi officer Ludwig Mengelberg. When he is transferred, he attempts to help a Dutch farm family that is keeping people in hiding. In doing so, he commits high treason against his own men. When the SS becomes suspicious and the resistance advances, Mengelberg not only puts his own life in danger, but also those of the people he aims to help. The film stars Peter Nillesen as Ludwig, Dirk Gunther Mohr, Kai Kolderand, Ingrid Bisschop, Berit van de Wouw, and Andreas Lessig. “Betrayal is a powerful and impactful film… the performances in this film are simply incredible.” Have a look at the footage below.
Here’s the new official US trailer (+ poster) for Dennis Bots & Thomas Nauw’s Betrayal, from YouTube:
Betrayal tells the story of the German-Dutch Ludwig Mengelberg (played by Peter Nillesen), an officer in the German army who holds the nickname of “Der Fliegende Holländer.” He finds it increasingly difficult to cope with the horrors of the war and when his wife and daughter are killed in a bombing, he makes a drastic choice. Transferred to the Netherlands, he decides to help a Dutch farm family covering up people in hiding. In doing so, he commits high treason against his own men. When the SS becomes suspicious and the resistance advances, Mengelberg not only puts his own life in danger, but also those of the people he aims to help. Betrayal, also known as Grenzeloos Verraad (Limitless Betrayal) in Dutch, is co-directed by filmmakers Dennis Bots (of Het Huis Anubis, Cool Kids Don’t Cry, Secrets of War, Circus Noël, Engel, “Project Orpheus “, “Celblok H”) & Thomas Nauw (making his feature directorial debut). The screenplay is written by Rob Camies and Thomas Nauw, from a story by Peter Nillesen. The film already opened in the Netherlands in March earlier this year. Epic Pictures Group will debut Bots & Nauw’s Betrayal in select US theaters on December 1st, 2023, then on VOD starting December 5th this fall. Who’s interested in this?
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