Ciske the Rat

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1984 · 107 min · Drama · Family · TMDB 6.6/10

Overview

Lovable Amsterdam street urchin, 11 year old Ciske is nevertheless much in need of love as the Dutch 1984 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.

Directed by Guido Pieters

Cast

• Danny de Munk — Ciske Vrijmoeth / Ciske de Rat
• Willeke van Ammelrooy — Moeder Marie
• Herman van Veen — Meester Bruis
• Willem Nijholt — Oom Henri
• Peter Faber — Vader Cor