‘The Last Front’: Belgian Patriots Resist

Neutral countries were not spared the horrors of World War I.

Belgian farmer Leonard Lambert (Iain Glen), in “The Last Front.” Dutch Filmworks

NR | 1h 38m | War | 2024

The atrocities of World War I have largely been forgotten. While Chinese propaganda films continually promoted awareness of the “Rape of Nanjing” during World War II to stoke anti-Japanese prejudice, the “Rape of Belgium” during WWI has faded from the general public’s memory.