Stephen Fry is set to present a documentary about Willem Arondeus and Frieda Belinfante, who were queer members of the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance.
British actor and comedian Stephen Fry is set to present the documentary Willem & Frieda which chronicles the harrowing story of two LGBTQ+ artists who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance during World War II. The script for the documentary was penned by Rik Carmichael with John Hay attached to direct it.
The artist and author Willem Arondeus, who was gay, and his friend, the cellist Frieda Belinfante, who was lesbian, bravely forged documents for Jews living in the Netherlands under German occupation. However, the Municipal Office for Population Registration was making it increasingly difficult for the forgeries to be accepted by the Nazis as authentic since the documents could be easily checked for legitimacy against registration lists.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY Regarding the project, The Hollywood Reporter quoted Fry as saying: “I confess that, before Rik Carmichael and John Hay sent me the fruits of their amazing research, I had never heard of Willem Arondeus or Frieda Belinfante; whom I now regard as authentic and remarkable heroes.
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