Details of: Sonny Boy

The film is based on a Dutch best-seller by Annejet van der Zijl that recounted the true story of an interracial romance that spanned decades. Rika (Ricky Koole) is separated from her husband when she rents a room to Waldemar (Sergio Hasselbaink), a young black student from Surinam. He comes from a well educated, affluent family in South America, but he nonetheless inflames the prejudice of their Dutch neighbors, especially when the two begin a passionate love affair. They have a son together, but their romance comes at a high price; Rika loses custody of her four older children. When Rika and Waldemar are evicted from their home, they are taken in by a Jewish saloon keeper. During the Nazi occupation, Rika repays the favor by hiding a number of Jewish refugees.