Winter in Wartime (Dutch: Oorlogswinter) is a 2008 Dutch war film directed by Martin Koolhoven, from a script he co-wrote with Mieke de Jong and Paul Jan Nelissen,[2] based on Jan Terlouw's eponymous 1972 novel.

Michiel feels resentment towards his father, the mayor, who is seemingly only interested in maintaining the status quo between the town and the German Army.

Michiel's father is arrested when the body of a German soldier, killed by Jack on the night of the plane crash, is found in the forest.

Ben's efforts fail, and Michiel's father is shot by the Germans along with two other men as reprisal for the death of the soldier.

Michiel tries to take Jack to meet his contact in the town of Zwolle, across the River IJssel, but the Germans foil their attempt, and the two narrowly escape after a horseback chase through the forest.

Rushing to the river, Michiel stops the trio, grabs Jack's pistol, and confronts Ben.

[14] It was released in Belgium on 3 December 2008 and in Germany was shown at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2009.

The website's critical consensus states: "A gripping, handsomely shot World War II melodrama with thriller elements successfully mixed in".

[16] On Metacritic assigned the film a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".