Our boys in the jungle
Between 1945 and 1975, more than 20.000 Dutch boys went to Suriname to perform their military service. The Haarlem filmmaker Jelmar Hoekstra made a documentary. Our boys in the jungle – about the TRIS – Troop Force in Suriname is still showing in various cinemas. Click here for the trailer.
A compelling documentary 'Our boys in the Jungle' about the TRIS – Troop Force in Suriname '45-'75 by Jelmar Hoekstra and the Triskontakten Foundation.
Our boys in the jungle can be seen at the following locations in the near future:
7th of March: Leiden | Viewhouse
March 7+11: The Hague | Movie house
March 7+11: Wageningen | Heerenstraat theater
8th of March: Bergeijk | Cat theatre
10th of March: Amsterdam | Boiler house
Author Sandra Zweers
