A poor 11-year-old schoolboy with a heart of gold grows up in 1930s Amsterdam.
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Title: Ciske the Rat (1984)
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| Danny de Munk | ... | Ciske Vrijmoeth / Ciske de Rat | |
| Willeke van Ammelrooy | ... | Moeder Marie | |
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Herman van Veen | ... | Meester Bruis |
| Willem Nijholt | ... | Oom Henri | |
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Peter Faber | ... | Vader Cor |
| Rijk de Gooyer | ... | Rechercheur Muyskens | |
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Linda van Dyck | ... | Tante Jans |
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Carolien van den Berg | ... | Tante Chris |
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Adriaan Olree | ... | De Goey |
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Ingeborg Uyt den Boogaard | ... | Schooljuffrouw |
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Danny Merk | ... | Theo |
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Mara Peelen | ... | Corrie |
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Rudi Falkenhagen | ... | Cafebaas (as Rudy Falkenhagen) |
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Hans Holtkamp | ... | Vriend van Henri |
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Henk Rigters | ... | Van Loon |
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11-year-old Amsterdam schoolboy Ciske, a scamp with a heart of gold, 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 also smolders with rage at life's injustices. Written by kabouter <kab@kabouter.demon.nl>
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undressing | nudity | male nudity | male full frontal nudity | male frontal nudity |Certificate:
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Lyrics by Karin Loomans
Music by Herman van Veen
Performed by Danny de Munk
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Ik voel mij zo verdomd alleenLyrics by Karin Loomans
Music by Herman van Veen
Performed by Danny de Munk
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Country:
NetherlandsLanguage:
DutchRelease Date:
29 March 1984 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
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What a horrible life eleven year old Ciske has had! This story is for all people who had horrible childhoods. It shows how difficult every day can be for some children, and how callous many adults are to the needs of these love-starved children. This film will break your heart, but it also speaks volumes about the resilience of the human spirit. Beautifully made. To me the only weakness was the music: The film takes place in 1934 yet there is modern music at the beginning and end. This seems out of place. It does not ruin an otherwise marvelous film, however.