Are you all right, Tom?
It's time. You must get up.
Tom, what is this? - Nothing.
Hurry. The train to Friesland won't wait.
Sniff the Dog in wartime
Did you see that? The dirty rat.
We are the black...
You are endangering everyone.
Traitor.
Recklessness won't bring back your parents.
Stay right there.
Mr Verhoef? - Yes, that's me.
And you must be from the orphanage. A nun.
All orphans are God's children. Luckily we have your address.
You're his uncle? - His mother is my little sister.
Was my little sister.
Tom is very rebellious. He needs a firm hand.
He ran away four times.
Last week he stole a boat.
To sail to England and fight the Germans.
Take it.
For the children in the orphanage.
Hi.
Bye, Tom, my boy. Farewell.
You sold me. Like a slave.
Tom. This gentleman is your uncle.
I haven't seen you in awhile.
The last time was at your baptism.
You had a white satin dress and you cried like a suckling pig.
Boys don't wear dresses. Only the priest and the altar boy.
The vicar, too. A long black one.
Aren't you Catholic?
Protestant, boy. we are Protestants.
Then you won't go to heaven.
We'll see about that.
Let him go, let him go.
Stop it. Use your head.
Excuse him.
The boy... Mother died, in the war.
Sorry. - Go away.
Mother is dead.
The dog has a litter. Give him back his dog.
Keep the stupid dog. We'll find another. - Thank you.
Thank you, man.
Dries, what did you say to them?
That she was flea-infested and had the runs.
The Krauts were sniffing around the Sap's farm.
They'll never catch those dogs. They're too fast.
And who are you?
Cat got your tongue? - Say something.
I don't speak German. - That's not German. It's Friesian.
You should learn to use those ears.
You're here at last. Did you have a good trip?
My dear boy, you are so pale.
well, come on then.
Let's go inside.
I'm so happy you are here.
Is all this for now? - You have to eat. Makes you strong.
Dear Lord, bless what we are about to eat.
I'll keep it short this time, because Tom is hungry.
And please slay the Krauts.
Did you say 'slay'?
I believe he said that Krauts don't 'play'. - That's what I heard.
Enjoy your food.
Here...
The sleeves could be...
I brought up some books for you.
But you must be tired after the trip.
Truly, I'm...
we are very happy you're here with us.
You'll need some time to get used to it at first.
Of course, we do too.
But you'll see: After a while...
You're tired. we'll talk some more tomorrow.
Good night.
If you're cold...
there are blankets.
Sleep tight.
we drove up and he jumped off the cart. He ran to the Germans...
and attacked them: Pushing and pulling. - It runs in the family.
That may well be, but the nun also said that he was willful.
we can't have that. - Give him some time.
what would you like to do, Tom? - Fight the Krauts.
No, I don't mean that. work-wise.
I want to be a pilot.
And fly to distant shores. - No.
Shoot German bombers out of the sky.
war is wrong, Tom. Innocent people die.
And for what?
Just because a couple of idiots want to take over countries.
why don't you leave the war to adults? - I'm no coward. Not like...
Bauke, after world war One the Germans had nothing to eat.
I had German children here and gave them bread, butter, eggs.
They must have forgotten. They're stealing everything:
Cattle, horse, dogs.
If the Krauts had their way, they'd take Herta.
Luckily Dries came by. - Dries can do a thing or two.
I came for a puppy. what do you say? - All right.
Pick one. Go on.
Go on, pick one.
Actually, I think he's picked you.
Now all he needs is a name.
Sniff.
Sniff the Dog.
Jeltje? - Hi, Bauke and Tom.
Just what I need. we're having pancakes tonight.
Do you like that, Tom? - Of course.
what have you done? - Me? Nothing.
Farmer Sap's dog had puppies and he gave Tom one.
How could you? You know that Tjerk doesn't want any more dogs.
His name is Sniff.
It'll be all right, we'll find a spot.
You have mighty appetites.
Thank you.
what's this?
Oh no.
You know I don't want another dog.
I know, but it's a good idea. The boy... - So you knew about it.
No, it was my idea.
You should've asked.
well, then I'm very sorry.
He's mine.
Nothing here is yours, boy. Nothing at all.
I did it for the boy. - Yes.
You do all kinds of things. And I have to like it.
He's a good dog. - That's not the point.
we can't go on pretending...
Pretending it's peacetime.
The noise is driving me crazy.
Tell your father that.
I'll go.
He's quiet.
But you understand, don't you? I don't need another sheep killer.
Yes, but Sniff is different.
I'm sure he is. Good night.
Oh dear.
why are you here?
Go on. Fetch, boy.
Look.
Like it?
Good boy. Get the stinking Kraut. Get him.
Teach him something less dangerous.
where did you get the helmet? - He has to bite every Kraut he sees.
Careful, they might bite back.
who is biting? - Eels and bream.
More like the Germans. - what happened?
Some people put nails on the raid near Midlum.
To obstruct the Germans. Nice work.
were they caught? - No.
So the Krauts shot and killed three innocent people.
what?
Hey boy.
where did you get this, boy?
Show me where you found it.
Be quiet.
what are you doing here?
Get up.
what the matter, lieutenant? - I caught a thief.
Tell me, what are you doing here?
what? Cat got your tongue?
Let him go, he's only a child.
what harm can he do? - I am not a child.
I like you.
Is that your dog?
Nice animal.
How much?
I'll buy him from you. we have chocolate.
The real stuff, from Switzerland. Not the English crap.
In exchange for the dog.
The right decision.
Grab the dog.
You bastard.
Are you mad? Our men are still in the water... Lieutenant.
Crap.
Leave him be, lieutenant.
You're in a hurry.
And those explosions?
Have you seen a boy? - what boy?
Just a boy. - No, I didn't see a thing.
The coast is clear.
No way to make friends.
Nice dog. - Yes, he's mine.
One of farmer Sap's puppies. - How did you know, sir?
Sir? Dries will do. - So how did you know?
well, our friends from the east wanted to take the mother.
That's right. You told them she had fleas and farted a lot, didn't you?
You need your friends in these hard times.
Just like Sniff. He's helping me chase away the dirty Krauts.
My uncle wants me to lay low. He's afraid of them.
He's right. That was a close call just now. Or did you forget?
The Sap farm is there and Vredenhoeve beyond that. I'm off.
Bye. - Goodbye, Dries.
Please, not a word to my uncle. - Do I look like a traitor to you?
Hey, cut it out. Don't you like Dries?
Aren't you handsome.
Sniff, come here.
You like her, though.
Can you tell me why you ran away?
You don't have to say anything. But you must know you can't do it alone.
All they did was throw nails on the road. That's all they had the guts for.
Are you nuts? You'll provoke another incident.
You're afraid they'll come after you, but I am not, you coward.
Now you listen to me... - Tom, Tjerk. Stop it, both of you.
He's confused. He wasn't thinking.
If I see just one nail on the road when I get back, boy...
He's not an easy man. That goes for you, too.
It's obvious where you get it from. It runs in the family.
By the way.
Your uncle is anything but a coward.
I'm going to bed. I'm tired. - Fine.
Did you feed Sniff? - Yes.
well, good night then. - Sleep tight.
Going to bed already?
I think you were too hard on him.
It's better than eulogizing him at his funeral.
It's almost time.
This is Radio Orange, the voice of the Netherlands at war.
Allied forces are marching to the north of Europe.
Brussels and Antwerp are free.
It will not take long for the allied forces to reach our country.
It's about time. - Hear that, Sniff? Soon we can fight, too.
You.
Shouldn't you be in bed?
Take Sniff with you.
They will be burned alive.
They're in trouble.
He jumped.
Tomorrow, when it's light, we'll go looking for him.
See? He crashed.
They're probably dead.
There may be a survivor after all.
we have to find him before the Krauts get him.
That one must be his.
Sniff, stay.
Here, boy. Smell this. And find the pilot.
Keep searching.
Search everywhere. On the other side, too.
where is that bastard?
Keep looking, Sniff.
Maybe he swam to willow Island. what do you think?
we'll need a boat.
Down.
Lay low, Sniff.
Get in.
See anything, Sniff?
He must still be in bed.
watch out for the trap.
Sniff, why don't you do something?
I'm good with most dogs.
So I guess I'll trust you, boy.
You speak Dutch? - Yes.
Here.
Trouble.
They will be here soon.
Come on, move it along.
Quiet, Sniff.
Search every inch of the island. And be quick about it.
Get on with it. This is taking too long.
Give me that.
Look. He's probably back on land.
See if there are any more tracks. Move, move, move.
Go back to the boat.
They're going back to the boat.
It's about time you...
Haaksma. - Tom.
You're wounded.
Yes, I cut myself on the glass when I had to jump out of the dome.
The cockpit? - No, the dome.
I'm a gunman. I man the machine gun.
what's a Dutchman doing in an English uniform?
I managed to get to England in a Danish freighter.
Are there more in the English army? - Never enough, but we try.
Army, air force. At least we still have the navy, though smaller.
And the commercial fleet sails under the navy flag.
I want to go to England, too, and become a pilot. Bomb Kraut country.
Come on. - I'm serious.
That's quite a cut.
So now you're a doctor?
My parents used to work in a hospital.
Your parents? what happened?
It's only a duck, boy.
He's gone. Tom ran away.
And he took your binoculars.
why were you so hard on him?
Oh, so it's my fault? - You know what I mean.
The boat is gone. - The wood hasn't swelled yet.
we have to find him, but the Krauts are everywhere.
we have no choice.
Are there lots of boats here? - The river is over there.
Maybe we can reach a ship.
Too dangerous. If they see the cut, they'll ask questions.
Besides, this uniform is all I have.
what's the matter, boy? - He's trying to tell you something.
Of course, that's it. Sniff can go get help.
Do you have paper or something I can write on?
OK, boy. Go home.
To Vredenhoeve. And no barking.
Good boy. Go.
Lookout aft.
Do you think Sniff understood?
Sniff, what's wrong, boy?
what's the matter?
where is your master?
This belongs to the binoculars. Look.
Easy, boy.
I'm in a spot with a friend who just dropped in.
Can you pick us up? Sniff knows where.
Go. Sniff, where is your master?
It's Bauke.
And Uncle Tjerk.
Quiet.
A patrol boat.
where are you going?
what are you doing here at this hour?
we're going to cut reeds. Do you understand? Over there.
Funny people, these Dutch. - whoa. Friesians.
Friesians.
East Friesians.
west Friesians.
North Friesians. They're all crazy.
Last week 5 Friesians drowned while digging a cellar under a house boat.
There are boats over there.
All right, get out of here.
Sail away.
Hurry, let them go. Head for those boats. Come on.
Hurry up. Let's go.
Here.
Come on, quickly. Get in the boat. Now.
Come, hurry.
Lie down.
Lie down. Lie down flat, quickly.
Sniff, be quiet. Lie down over there.
There's five of us. we can fight back.
Are you mad? Stay down.
Stop immediately.
Come on, we already searched the boat.
Come.
Still, it is a good place to hide.
what will you do with the straw?
Straw? Oh, the reeds.
Make baskets.
Let's check it out.
That's enough, lieutenant. we're wasting our time.
Get out of here.
Don't let me see you here again.
Arrogant bastards.
Let's go.
Hurry up. Come on.
Come on out, the coast is clear.
Thank you for picking us up. - I didn't come alone.
A flying Dutchmen, huh?
what's your name? - Haaksma.
He went to England in a commercial ship. He's a gunman and he...
The less we know about him, the better.
I cleared part of the barn for you, in case you need to hide.
Thank you. - we must burn the uniform.
You can have one of Tjerk's old overalls. I'll just adjust the sleeves.
You can stay on here for now as a farmhand. Can you milk cows?
I'm sure I'll learn.
How can he milk cows when he has to fight?
Ridiculous.
what am I to do with you? - Nothing happened.
If you can't contain yourself for me, do it for your aunt, for Bauke and Haaksma.
without the German shepherd, we... - His name is Sniff.
And he's not a Kraut dog.
You're right.
Not every German is bad.
what do you think? Am I dreaming?
Tom, breakfast is ready. - Coming.
You like her, don't you, Sniff?
No, Tom, don't give it all away.
Things are OK here, but in the city they're fighting for bread.
Some more came yesterday. By bike all the way from Hilversum.
They were starving.
Good morning. - Good morning.
How do I look? - I liked your uniform better.
what a beautiful dog. A gorgeous animal.
He's a diamond in the rough. He can learn plenty more. Right, boy?
How to bite the Krauts.
No, he can learn how to stay out of their clutches.
what? That's not how you win a war? - On the contrary.
It's just like boxing. First you have to learn how to avoid getting hit.
Only then...
can you attack. with lethal force.
Don't go at your target like a mad bull. That's dumb and very dangerous.
So what are we waiting for?
Come on.
Lieutenant, we found tracks.
He had help. Probably a woman and a dog.
what do you mean, a woman? - Shoe size seven.
Keep looking.
And keep me informed. - Yes, lieutenant.
Any idea who that could be?
This is a Kraut. Get him, come on.
Get the Kraut. Come on, get him.
Come on, boy. Get him, get the Kraut.
Get him. Come on.
Look, Tom, a dog is just like you and me:
He won't do anything unless you reward him. You need rope.
Come here, boy.
Make sure he always walks on your left. Follow.
Good boy.
And heel.
See? Now you reward him.
It'll take a few months to train him, but it's worth it.
Sniff, follow.
And heel.
well done. But you forgot to reward him.
Good boy. we'll practice every day, right, Sniff?
Hey Bauke. Nice weather, isn't it?
Do you have any milk for me? - I'll check.
New farmhand?
A cousin of mine from Groningen. we needed help.
Seasonal workers are hard to get.
Didn't he have to go to Germany for the Arbeitsansatz?
Dispensation: Student.
A student who knows about dogs.
He's studying biology.
Shouldn't you be making grenades in Germany?
Failed the medical: weak lungs.
How much do you want? - A litter?
That's my ID. - Shouldn't you burn that, too?
If they catch me, they'll see I'm a military man and not a civilian.
The difference between life and death.
And if you're not caught? - I can hit the skies again.
And we will attack England.
Dunderheads, whipped cream and sauerkraut.
That pilot must be around here. Did you bring the sausage?
what a shame. Do you know what that goes for on the black market?
Do you want to kill yourself? It's full of rat poison.
watch out: The dog.
Doggy? Doggy?
Good doggy... - Here's a nice bit of sausage.
Let go, you stupid dog.
Kick him off me. - Let go.
Hey, what's going on?
Let's get out of here. - You bunch of crooks.
Haaksma? Haaksma, are you OK?
Probably a couple of starving drifters.
Let go.
Sniff got a hold on one of them.
Jealous, Sniff?
I wouldn't do that: It's full of rat poison.
They tried to poison the dog, but he didn't bite.
Good boy. - They were looking for me.
Are you sure? - I heard them talking.
They had balaclavas on. - They must've found tracks.
They're guessing, or they would've sent a whole division.
It's the work of traitors. They get paid for tips.
They have to be sure first, or they will end up against the wall.
we have to be extra careful.
They'll find the space behind the haystack in no time.
we have to come up with a better place. - And stay inside as much as possible.
Both of you.
Come on, Sniff.
Exciting?
Aniseed milk.
You love that, don't you?
It's better this way, Tom. - But Haaksma can go out.
Yes, but Haaksma is careful. He stays on the farm and you don't.
I'll ask Tjerk if you can help milk the cows later.
Tjerk. Krauts.
Krauts. A raid. - Haaksma, hide.
Tom, stay here. where are they? - At Sap's farm.
They torched it. There's nothing we can do.
Go on, get them out of there.
Bring out all their belongings as well.
Bring it out.
Poor souls. - what can we do?
Schnapps. I found schnapps. And there's more.
Come on. You stay there.
Don't. There's nothing you can do.
You can go. - No.
Do it, for heaven's sake.
Go on, go.
After her, Sniff.
where is the farmer? Bring me the farmer.
The farmer has disappeared. - And the girl?
where is the girl? The girl has fled.
Quick. After her.
Find the girl, Sniff.
Calm down. I saw you run away from the farm.
Can I help you?
what's your name?
Miriam.
Are those people your parents? - Grandpa and grandma.
we were hiding out at the Sap's farm and the Germans...
Someone must have told them. we were betrayed.
Quick, find the girl.
I know a place where you can hide. The farm is near here.
Don't look for her in groups: Spread out.
Don't let her get away.
Hurry up already.
we are trapped. - Be quiet.
No, Sniff. Stay.
I know that dog.
Here is the dog. Catch him now. Over here.
Got him.
He's coming with us. Do not let him go.
we'll take him away first and come back to look for the girl. we must find her.
You idiots. Don't let the dog get away.
Quick, grab him.
I've had it. - Don't shoot the dog.
You'd be wasting a bullet.
May I remind you of my rank, soldier?
what do we do, lieutenant?
weapon.
Your weapon.
Sniff...
Skipper, I see something there.
Look.
You can't come out. It's far too dangerous.
Yes, I know, but...
I saw you standing here and... - And what?
well, I think it's terrible. About Sniff.
Jeltje said your parents... - worry about your own.
Aren't they dead, just like your grandparents?
Look what I have for you. Some nice food.
Yes, good dog. Here.
Good boy.
The wound is looking good. Here.
This is Radio Orange, the voice of...
Can't sleep?
where is farmer Sap now?
I don't know.
Sniff is not coming back either.
Dogs are like carrier pigeons. They have built-in homing devices.
He's been gone for a month. He should've been back by now.
If he...
I want to kill them all, those stinking Krauts.
That's quite a few.
Be patient. Haaksma says the Tommies are close.
They keep saying that on the radio, so why aren't they here?
Maybe the Krauts are resisting. - Or we're not helping them enough.
Go to sleep.
Look at...
Give me that dog. - Let him go.
Give me that dog. - Don't do that.
Come back here.
what's the matter, girl?
Staying inside drives me crazy. - Yes, I understand.
But I have a solution.
Come here. Good boy.
Good boy.
what are you doing here?
If uncle Tjerk... - what about you?
You're supposed to stay on the land.
what is that on your head?
You are... - well, the dog is all grown up.
Did you manage to keep him out the Krauts' hands?
He's a good guard dog.
And who are you?
And you? You haven't introduced yourself.
That is Dries. Dries, this is... - Elsbeth, Tom's cousin from Rotterdam.
I didn't know Verhoef had any more relatives.
Big family. I'd cherish it, Tom.
Coming? - Bye, Dries.
Goodbye, son.
what a creepy man. - Dries is a friend of mine.
Sniff doesn't agree. - He kept Sniff out of their hands.
And yet I don't like him. - You're so blond. Come on, Sniff.
Let's go. Quickly.
where are they?
Take him away.
They're gone.
Search everywhere. They can't be far.
Everything under control, lieutenant? - Of course.
we have found their hiding place. we'll catch them soon.
Continue and bring me the farmer.
They have Tjerk and Bauke. - Oh no. I'll turn myself in.
Go join the Tommies in the next town. wait till I have distracted them.
what's so funny? - It's where the children play.
what did he say? - That his children's hide there.
You don't say.
what are you doing? - what's wrong?
Stupid woman. - Come on, let's go.
Idiots.
Here, lieutenant.
what do we have here?
You're trying to fool me.
what were you thinking?
That I am a retard?
where are those two?
I don't know anything. - Take him away.
Come on, keep looking.
Not just there. Over there as well. You, too.
Tjerk. Father.
Please, I didn't mean to startle you. No one knows I am here.
This is your husband's cap. I found it out on the road.
How are my husband and my father?
Do you know where they are?
Your father is in the town hall.
Do you understand? - Yes.
Your husband was transferred to another prison.
Transferred? - Yes, but I don't know where.
I want to apologize for everything: The raid...
There's not much I can do now, but if I hear anything, I'll let you know.
I promise you. - Yes.
I wish you well. So long.
OK, what do you want me to do?
Maybe start by smoking less, my dear friend. It's bad for your health.
Sniff was right. The stinking traitor.
Here.
The Canadians are behind that swamp.
The Canadians are near.
And we are here.
You will convince them to cut through this swamp with their divisions.
And then we will totally defeat them...
destroy them, crush them, eliminate them.
Listen, report to them as a widerstandskämpfer.
How do you call them? - The resistance.
Pay attention. I have a false passport here for you.
It's in the name of Luuk Scheepstra.
we picked him up two days ago.
A very tall man.
But don't worry.
Everyone knows his name, but no one knows what he looks like.
All right.
I'll do it for my people and my fatherland. For our cause.
He'll pretend he's from the resistance and lead the Canadians to the swamp...
where the Germans lie in ambush.
Can I count on going to Germany with you with my family and my belongings?
But of course.
Hou zee. - Heil Hitler.
we have to warn the Canadians.
Yes, but first Haaksma and uncle.
Oh, thank God.
Uncle Tjerk and Grandpa were picked up.
what? - They came for Miriam and Haaksma.
All they found was the pilot's badge in your cigar box.
Grandpa and Uncle Tjerk wouldn't talk, so they took them away.
what about Haaksma? - He managed to escape.
It's my fault.
They should've taken me.
Now Uncle Tjerk will really hate me.
How can you say that?
Look. This is Uncle Tjerk...
and that girl is your mother. - You look like him.
And Uncle Tjerk loved your mother just as much you did, Tom.
That's why he also loves you so much. - Then why does he behave like that?
Because he's afraid of losing you too, right?
The rotten Krauts.
why are you so full of hate, Tom? - what do you think?
Because they murdered my parents.
But not all Germans want war.
They were sent here. - How can you say that?
Bauke and Tjerk might be dead. - I don't want to suspect the worst.
All we can do now is hope and pray. - Yeah, yeah. Amen, amen.
Sometimes it is very difficult to forgive, Tom...
but not everything German is evil.
I found that out for myself.
I have to warn the Canadians.
If the war goes on, Bauke and Tjerk will be shot.
That would be my fault. - Then I'm going with you.
No, it's far too dangerous.
You stay here. - You're like your uncle.
I'm going with you, because you can't do it alone.
Really? You just wait and see.
Sniff is going and you're staying here, period.
Come on, Sniff.
Are you sure you saw it on the map? - Quite sure.
when Sniff finds Dries's trail, we'll draw it on the map.
what if Sniff can't do it? - Don't be silly. Of course Sniff can.
Come on, boy. Find this.
There's a small trail.
Look, the machine guns. For the ambush.
Mark it on the map.
Tom. Help me.
Help, I'm stuck. Tom. - Here.
Here. Sniff, help me.
Come on, Sniff, pull. Come on.
Pull, Sniff.
Do you have the map?
Anything else?
we made it. - Liberated territory.
It doesn't look very liberated.
Aren't there any guard posts here? You would think that...
From the other side. The Germans have set a trap.
He's a traitor. He's lying.
The Germans. It's a trap.
what are they called? Machine guns.
You children go play outside.
But they have machine guns.
what kind of machine guns? - Haaksma.
Hello, children. Hey, Sniff.
You have to help us. - Dries is a traitor.
Let him go.
well, if it weren't for Sniff...
Children, look at you. You look terrible.
Let's get you cleaned up. Come with me.
There. Now add about 20 pounds of muscle...
and every girl in town will fall in love with you.
Maybe even me.
If you wipe that arrogant look off your face.
we did it.
with your map and with Sniff we surprised the Germans.
Can we go back? Are we liberated?
No, there is still a German company in your town.
will this never end? - But aren't we stronger now?
Yes, but we don't want anyone to die in the town.
Let's do what people did on Mad Tuesday.
That's when everyone raised the flag and the Germans just walked away.
wait a minute. That might not be such a bad idea.
You know the deacon, don't you? - Lame Gerrit? Yes.
You still want to fight the Germans? - You bet.
whoa. what about me?
As soon as I shout, take immediate action.
Soon we'll be liberated, Gerrit.
The hatch is up there.
Good luck, captain.
Now.
Look. we've been liberated. People, look: The flag.
Hear the bells toll.
Come out, people.
we're free. we are free.
Let's get out of here.
william of Nassau
scion of an old Germanic line
we've got him.
You lout.
Father.
where are the children? And Tjerk?
I thought you would knew.
There they are: The Canadians.
Look, Tom is up front.
Tom, I'm over here. Look.
Hey, Bauke.
This is fantastic. Just great.
where is Uncle Tjerk?
Your husband is imprisoned in Leeuwarden. Best wishes, Dieter.
Guys, I know where Tjerk is.
Find Uncle Tjerk, Sniff.
It's locked.
Here are the keys.
Look at all these people.
Everybody is happy.
well, Haaksma, this was quite an adventure.
Brandenburg. My real name is Captain Brandenburg.
I say.
A real VIP.
what?
Nothing.
Sniff, come here.