My Best Friend Anne Frank

My Best Friend Anne Frank (Mijn beste vriendin Anne Frank) is a 2021 Dutch biographical drama film directed by Ben Sombogaart. The film tells the story of the friendship between Hanneli Goslar and Anne Frank and the story is told from Goslar's perspective. 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. Aiko Beemsterboer plays the role of Anne Frank and Josephine Arendsen plays the role of Hanneli Goslar.

The film won the Golden Film award in October 2021 after having sold 100,000 tickets.

Production
Part of the film was filmed in Hungary. Principal photography was halted due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Release
Netflix distributed the film internationally with it premiering on February 1, 2022.

Reception
It is rated as 63% on Rotten Tomatoes.

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
 * Lottie Hellingman as Ruth Judith Goslar