

A Dutch pilot with a real passion for flying risks everything to keep his plane in the air.
Practical Effects
Real DC-3 Dakota footage, no CGI—every rivet visible.
Acting
Kees Brusse's quietly collapsing pride.

Director
Wim Verstappen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during the Dutch Film Fund's 1970s golden age, when directors got government money to be depressing. This barely screened outside the Netherlands.
The DC-3 Dakota was already obsolete when this was shot; Verstappen specifically wanted the most romantic, doomed aircraft imaginable.