Synopsis

Set in a small town in the south of Luxembourg in 1962, the film tells the story of Norbi. He is a twelve-year-old boy - not a child any more but not yet a man. „Little secrets“ shows Norbi trying to cope with the fears and problems of his age as well as the times he lives in.

The story of the film starts on 24 October 1962, at the height of the Cuban missile crisis. The Second World War is still in the recent past and people can remember the hardships and the bombs, the Nazi occupation and the collaborators. In 1962, everyone is afraid of the communists, the devil and the next world war. Priests reign supreme over those who attend church and even those who do not.