Honneponnetje (1988)

A nun escapes the convent to discover the real world outside. Her parents however believe that she's kidnapped.

Director:

Ruud van Hemert

Writer:

Ruud van Hemert

Stars:

Nada van Nie, Marc Hazewinkel, Hans Man in 't Veld

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nada van Nie	...	Honneponnetje
Marc Hazewinkel	...	Harry
Hans Man in 't Veld	...	Evert, vader van Honneponnetje
Marijke Merckens	...	Gerda, moeder van Honneponnetje
Coen Flink	...	Desiderius
Herbert Flack	...	Apollo Romansky
Nora Kretz	...	Moeder Overste
Annette Nijder	...	Soeur Francisca
Linda Krijgsman	...	Soeur Petronella
Josephine Peeper	...	Soeur Magdalena
Greet Groot	...	Soeur Theresia
Jacqueline Blom	...	Soeur John Gielgud
Agnes van Leuven	...	Soeur Clara
Kees Hulst	...	Benno
Lieneke le Roux	...	Sofie

Storyline

A nun escapes the convent to discover the real world outside. Her parents however believe that she's kidnapped.

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Plot Keywords:

nun | amsterdam | detective | pursuit | police | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character of filmmaker Apollo Romansky is a thinly veiled reference to Roman Polanski

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Connections

References Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

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Soundtracks

Honneponnetje
Written by Ruud van Hemert & Willeke Frima
arranged by Peter Schon (as Peter Schön)
Performed by Ellen Ten Damme

User Reviews

Delightful Dutch junk

Honneponnetje is a completely meaningless, but very entertaining 80's comedy from the Netherlands. It's a light-hearted waste of time, made with a lot of enthusiasm and goodwill from both cast and crew. The unusual title refers to the star girl's name in the film. She's a sixteen-year-old cutie, stuck behind the walls of a very strict and prudish Catholic boarding school. She manages to get her hands on some erotic literature and she quickly becomes curious and intrigued by the act of lovemaking. So, our little sweetheart independently decides to escape the boarding school and hikes to a nearby city to find out the meaning of `love'. The entire comical premise of the film handles about the girl's innocence and naïveté. She doesn't understand the sexist and anti-feminist remarks men make about her looks and she willingly follows anyone who tries to abuse her youthful beauty. She even ends up on the set of a pornographic movie without knowing what's going on! Meanwhile, mother Superior worries about her institute's good reputation and spreads the word that Honneponnetje has been kidnapped. Like usual in this type of films, there's a forced happy ending and a happy happy joy joy moral attached to it. But, dropping all skepticism, Honneponnetje is good fun and sexy entertainment. Nada Van Nie, whose tender appearance really helps this film's credibility, plays the girl. Other than this film, she only starred (by my knowledge) in `Intensive Care'. A film that might as well can be referred to as the worst Dutch film ever. The Belgian class actor Herbert Flack has a delightful role as the adult film producer called `Apollo'.

Funniest scene: The young beauty sees her own breasts for the first time and looks amazed. In the boarding school, she was only allowed to wash herself while wearing a long, white virgin robe.

Details

Country:

Netherlands Belgium

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

30 June 1988 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Honeybun

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company Credits

Production Co:

Multimedia Films, Twoclip

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)