My Best Friend Anne Frank

My Best Friend Anne Frank
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ben Sombogaart
Based on	Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend by Alison Leslie Gold
Starring	Aiko Beemsterboer Josephine Arendsen
Edited by	Herman P. Koerts
Distributed by	Dutch FilmWorks (Netherlands) Netflix (International)
Release date	9 September 2021 (2021-09-09)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Languages	Dutch 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]}

Cast

• Aiko Beemsterboer as Anne Frank
• Josephine Arendsen as Hanneli Goslar
• Stefan de Walle as Otto Frank
• Zsolt Trill as Fritz
• Björn Freiberg as Officer Bruno ^[8]
• Lottie Hellingman as Ruth Judith Goslar

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. ^[9]

Reception

It is rated as 63% on Rotten Tomatoes. ^[10]

References

1. "Release van film Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank vervroegd naar september". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
2. 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. "Stefan de Walle speelt Otto Frank in nieuw oorlogsdrama". NU.nl (in Dutch). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
5. 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 (2021) - IMDb , retrieved 2 November 2022
9. "'My Best Friend Anne Frank' Coming to Netflix in February 2022". What's on Netflix. 6 January 2022.
10. My Best Friend Anne Frank , retrieved 2 November 2022

External links

• My Best Friend Anne Frank at IMDb  
• My Best Friend Anne Frank at Rotten Tomatoes