Figure 1.-- A boy, Jean (Antoine Van Lierde), is the son of a NAZI collaborator and a rather shallow mother steals the show from the adult actors with his emotional display of fine acting. This was is first movie. One scene shows the tears rolling down his face as he tells his mother the names of the villagers that were murdered by the Germans. Click on the image to see Jean at the beginning of the movie where he and the villagers discover the wrecked plane. The second picture shows.

"Resistance" is an account of the World War II Belgian resistance. It was not really possible for the Dutch and Belgian Resistance to fight the Germans. There were no wilderness places for Resistance groups to hide. The boy who is the main character meets Nazi soldiers who push in front of him in a shop. He speaks to them about their rudeness. A brave boy indeed. One of the major activities performed by the Resistance in Belgium was to aid downed Allied airmen. The film is the story of an American World War II fighter pilot (Bill Paxton) who is shot down over occupied Belgium during World War II. He is assisted by the Belgian Resistance who hide him. The pilot proceeds to fall in love with the wife of the Resistance man who will save him (Julia Ormond). The two lovers are exposed. This threchery threatens not only their lives, but the entire Resistance group. The pilot is forced to make a difficult choice. A boy, Jean (Antoine Van Lierde), is the son of a NAZI collaborator and a rather shallow mother. His sensative performance steals the show from the adult actors with his emotional display of fine acting. This was is first movie. One scene shows Jean at the beginning of the movie where he and the villagers discover the wrecked plane. The second picture shows the tears rolling down his face as he tells his mother the names of the villagers that were murdered by the Germans. A boy who helps a downed airman find the resistance is made an orphan. His new family is the resistance lady and his father the American Airman. There is a touching moment in the film when Jean calls on his 'new parents.' They are not at home. They have gone into the town. While Jean waits for their return he draws a picture of himself and his new mum and dad. He is in the middle of the group holding hands with his mum and dad. This is a touching moment because the boy rescued the airman and in doing this brought everyone together. His happiness is short lived the Nazis find them. His new mum is released from Prison but his American suragate father is killed. It ends touchingly. He says,'Mother, I am going out to play.' He hikes to the wrecked airplane where his true happy family started.

Created: 11:15 PM 1/23/2005
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