Such a sweet and wholesome story. I appreciated how we got a glimpse of what living during WWII would've been like through the innocent eyes of a child. I can't imagine what it would've been like not knowing or understanding what was going on around you. I particularly sympathized with Lambert who 1) didn't understand why those around him, eventually even his best friend, didn't want to have anything to do with him, and 2) realized his parents had taken a political stance he did not agree with and were involved hurtful acts that harmed those he cared about the most. For a split second I thought we were going to see the start of Lambert's "villain arc", but thankfully the film didn't go too far down that road before he was able to turn things around and make amends with Tuur. The perfect happy ending would've included Maartje escaping as well, but I was still happy to see the bonds of friendship prevailing despite the ongoing war.
Review of Secrets of War
