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2021 Dutch film directed by Ben Sombogaart

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
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. The film tells the story of the friendship between Hanneli Goslar and Anne Frank and the story is told from Goslar's perspective. 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. Aiko Beemsterboer plays the role of Anne Frank and Josephine Arendsen plays the role of Hanneli Goslar.

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

Plot

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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
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.

Release

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

Reception

It is rated as 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.

References

^ "Release van film Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank vervroegd naar september". NU.nl (in Dutch). 20 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
^ 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.
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.
^ "Stefan de Walle speelt Otto Frank in nieuw oorlogsdrama". NU.nl (in Dutch). 18 March 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
^ 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.
"Gouden Film voor bioscooptitel Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank". NU.nl (in Dutch). 3 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
"Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank bekroond met Gouden Film". Entertainment Business (in Dutch). 4 October 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021) - IMDb, retrieved 2 November 2022
"'My Best Friend Anne Frank' Coming to Netflix in February 2022". What's on Netflix. 6 January 2022.
My Best Friend Anne Frank, retrieved 2 November 2022

External links

v t e Films directed by Ben Sombogaart
The Pocket-knife (1992) The Boy Who Stopped Talking (1996) The Flying Liftboy (1998) Twin Sisters (2002) Tow Truck Pluck (2004) Crusade in Jeans (2006) Bride Flight (2008) The Storm (2009) In My Father's Garden (2016) Rafaël (2018) My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021)

v t e Cultural depictions of Anne Frank
Film	The Diary of Anne Frank (1959 film) Anne no Nikki (1995 anime film) Freedom Writers (2007 film) Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (2016 film) Love All You Have Left (2017 film) My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021 film) Where Is Anne Frank (2021 film)
Television	The Diary of Anne Frank (1967 TV film) The Diary of Anne Frank (1980 film) The Diary of Anne Frank (1987 BBC TV serial) The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988 TV film) Laatste Zeven Maanden van Anne Frank (1988 TV documentary) Anne Frank Remembered (1995 TV documentary) Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001 ABC TV mini-series) The Short Life of Anne Frank Mi Ricordo Anna Frank The Diary of Anne Frank (2009 BBC TV serial) A Small Light (2023 mini-series)
Radio	The Diary of Anne Frank (1952 radio play)
Literary	The Diary of a Young Girl Anne Frank and Me My Name Is Anne, She Said, Anne Frank Anne Frank: The Biography Tales from the Secret Annex Searching for Anne Frank Annelies The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank
Theatre	The Diary of Anne Frank (play) The Diary of Anne Frank (opera) And Then They Came for Me (play)
Music	Tehillim for Anne In the Aeroplane Over the Sea The Beauty That Still Remains Annelies

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