Lepel
2005 · Movie · 96 min. · Netherlands
Years ago, Lepel's parents left an hot air balloon world tour. He stays with granny Koppenol, a mean bitch who constantly exploits him for domestic chores, in her buttons shop and even as accomplice in the department store where she steals the buttons from clothes. After she won't even leave him the balloon kind salesman Max gave him, Lepel, now 9, runs away. He meets Max's slightly older daughter Pleun. Schoolmaster Bijts is also looking for him, but only as arithmetics talent for an academic schools contest. Max accidentally finds out the sad truth about Lepel's family.
Direction Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
Cast Joep Truijen · Neeltje de Vree · Loes Luca · Carice van Houten · Barry Atsma · Kees Hulst · Ad Knippels · Mara van Vlijmen · Babbe Groenhagen · Bente Jonker · Lieke-Rosa Altink · Reinout Bussemaker · Sander Truijen · Felix Lysaukowski · Heleen Mineur · Ferdi Janssen
Soundtrack Robert Lockhart
Screenplay Mieke de Jong
Cinematography Guido van Gennep
Original title Lepel
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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