Movie Settings Database

The Good Hope

When:

The 1900s

Fisherman’s widow Kniertje urges her two younger sons to set sail on the ‘Op hoop van zegen’, a heavily insured floating wreck which duly goes down in a storm. Kniertje is left behind, alone and lonely. Based on Herman Heijermans’ socialist-inspired Dutch theatre classic.

Released in 1934 — 105 minutes

Genre:

Drama

Language:

Dutch