Ciske the Rat
1984 · Movie · 107 min. · Netherlands
Lovable Amsterdam street urchin, 11 year old Ciske is nevertheless much in need of love as the German 1955 title suggests. He is a scamp with a heart of gold. He causes havoc in the classroom pouring ink over his teacher yet when a polio-crippled boy joins the class Ciske is one of the only children to befriend him and is bullied as a result. His mother works in a bar and Ciske helps out often late into the night - his father is at sea and his mother supplements her income with prostitution. Ciske is also a very angry young man and he smoulders with rage at life's injustices.
Direction Guido Pieters
Cast Danny de Munk · Willeke van Ammelrooy · Herman van Veen · Willem Nijholt · Peter Faber · Rijk de Gooyer
Soundtrack Erik van der Wurff
Screenplay Karin Loomans · Piet Bakker
Cinematography Frans Bromet
Original title Ciske de rat
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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