My Best Friend Anne Frank
Theatrical release poster
DutchMijn beste vriendin Anne Frank
Directed byBen Sombogaart
Based onMemories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend
by Alison Leslie Gold
Starring
  • Aiko Beemsterboer
  • Josephine Arendsen
Distributed byNetflix
Release date
  • 9 September 2021 (2021-09-09)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguagesDutch
German

My Best Friend Anne Frank (Dutch: Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank) is a 2021 Dutch biographical drama film directed by Ben Sombogaart.[1] The film tells the story of the friendship between Hanneli Goslar and Anne Frank and the story is told from Goslar's perspective.[1][2][3] The film is based on Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend written by American author Alison Leslie Gold. It is the first Dutch cinema film about the life of Anne Frank.[1][2] Aiko Beemsterboer plays the role of Anne Frank and Josephine Arendsen plays the role of Hanneli Goslar.[4][5]

The film won the Golden Film award in October 2021 after having sold 100,000 tickets.[6][7]

Production

Part of the film was filmed in Hungary. Principal photography was halted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.[4][5]

Release

Netflix distributed the film internationally with it premiering on February 1, 2022.[8]

Reception

It is rated as 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.[9]

Cast

References

  1. ^ a b c "Release van film Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank vervroegd naar september". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b van de Graaf, Belinda (1 August 2020). "De allereerste Nederlandse film over Anne Frank (en haar beste vriendin)". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  3. ^ Rapold, Nicolas (1 February 2022). "'My Best Friend Anne Frank' Review: Separated by the Nazis". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Stefan de Walle speelt Otto Frank in nieuw oorlogsdrama". NU.nl (in Dutch). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  5. ^ a b Jonk, Erik (9 September 2021). "Aiko Mila Beemsterboer speelt Anne Frank: veel druk, want je ziet een andere Anne". Metronieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Gouden Film voor bioscooptitel Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank". NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank bekroond met Gouden Film". Entertainment Business (in Dutch). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  8. ^ "'My Best Friend Anne Frank' Coming to Netflix in February 2022". What's on Netflix. 6 January 2022.
  9. ^ My Best Friend Anne Frank, retrieved 2 November 2022
  10. ^ My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021) - IMDb, retrieved 2 November 2022

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