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The Bitter Herb

The Bitter Herb

Kees Van Oostrum

1985

  • History
  • Drama
  • War
6.6

This film is about the Jewish girl Sara and the ruin of her family during World War II. Her parents have to live in the Jewish ghetto in Amsterdam, but later they are arrested and deported. Sara decides to flee with her brother and his girlfriend to Palestine. Based on the book by Marga Minco.

Cast & crew

  • Kees Van OostrumDirector
  • Ester SpitzSarah Meijer
  • Gerard ThoolenVader Meijer
  • Kitty CourboisMoeder Meijer
  • Frank RigterDavid Meijer
  • Marion Van WijkLottie
  • Mirjam de RooijGreet
  • Marcel RoijaardsJan
  • Jules RoyaardsVader de Vos

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