My Best Friend Anne Frank

My Best Friend Anne Frank (Dutch: Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank) is a 2021 Dutch biographical drama film directed by Ben Sombogaart.^[1] The film tells the story of the friendship between Hanneli Goslar and Anne Frank and the story is told from Goslar's perspective.^[1][2][3] The film is based on Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend written by American author Alison Leslie Gold. It is the first Dutch cinema film about the life of Anne Frank.^[1][2] Aiko Beemsterboer plays the role of Anne Frank and Josephine Arendsen plays the role of Hanneli Goslar.^[4][5]

My Best Friend Anne Frank
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ben Sombogaart
Based on	Memories of Anne Frank: Reflections of a Childhood Friend by Alison Leslie Gold
Starring	Aiko Beemsterboer Josephine Arendsen
Edited by	Herman P. Koerts
Distributed by	Dutch FilmWorks (Netherlands) Netflix (International)
Release date	9 September 2021 (2021-09-09)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Languages	Dutch German

The film won the Golden Film award in October 2021 after having sold 100,000 tickets.^[6][7]

Plot

Cast

• Aiko Beemsterboer as Anne Frank
• Josephine Arendsen as Hanneli Goslar
• Stefan de Walle as Otto Frank
• Zsolt Trill as Fritz
• Björn Freiberg as Officer Bruno^[8]
• Lottie Hellingman as Ruth Judith Goslar

Production

Part of the film was filmed in Hungary. Principal photography was halted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.^[4][5]

Release

Netflix distributed the film internationally with it premiering on February 1, 2022.^[9]

Reception

It is rated as 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.^[10]