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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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Danny de MunkCiske Vrijmoeth / Ciske de Rat
Willeke van AmmelrooyMoeder Marie
Herman van VeenMeester Bruis
Willem NijholtOom Henri
Peter FaberVader Cor
Rijk de GooyerRechercheur Muyskens
Linda van DyckTante Jans
Carolien van den BergTante Chris
Ingeborg Uyt den BoogaardSchooljuffrouw
Rudi FalkenhagenCafebaas
Paul van SoestPieksmaExplore the crew
- Director
- Guido Pieters
- Screenplay
- Karin Loomans
- Director of Photography
- Frans Bromet
- Editor
- Ton Ruys
- Producer
- Matthijs van Heijningen