De kassière (1989)

The 17-year-old Lily is not easy: she works long hours as a cashier at a large supermarket; at home it does not butter with her mother, who has raised her alone and has a grudge against her... See full summary »

Director:

Ben Verbong

Writers:

Willem-Jan Otten, Sytze Van Der Laan

Stars:

Marion van Thijn, Thom Hoffman, Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marion van Thijn	...	Lily
Thom Hoffman	...	Arend
Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh	...	Ted
Truus te Selle	...	Moeder
Con Meyer	...	Sjaak
Dennis Rudge	...	Alan
Adrian Brine	...	Doesburg
Yvonne Ristie	...	Rita
Monique van de Ven	...	Vroedvrouw Conny
Jeroen Planting	...	Inspecteur Wester
Gunar Gritters-Doublet	...	Man met Scheve Neus
René Retèl	...	Man met Lange Regenjas
Eric Beekes	...	Juwelier
Hans Kesting	...	Piccolo
Kees Hulst	...	Emile

Storyline

The 17-year-old Lily is not easy: she works long hours as a cashier at a large supermarket; at home it does not butter with her mother, who has raised her alone and has a grudge against her, and with her mother's new partner. She finds solace with Alan, a black American soldier stationed in the Netherlands; they make plans to go to his family in America together. She has not told him that she is pregnant; he gives her confirmation that he would like it. Shortly before their departure, Alan is stabbed to the streets by a few racists. Lily's mother expects her to have the child removed, but Lily wants to keep it. She flees to the big city where she runs straight into the arms of a pimp, Ted. He lets her live in an apartment where previously a girl named Loni lived. After some annoying incidents she escapes from Ted with the help of neighbor Arend, who drives for Ted but blames him for driving Loni to death. Lily takes a shabby room but has no money for the rent. When the cash register ...

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Plot Keywords:

cashier | pregnancy | spaghetti | parents | american soldier | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

10 June 1989 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Keikkatyttö

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company Credits

Production Co:

Movies Film Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in We zijn weer thuis: Een hoop geloof en liefde (1991)

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Soundtracks

Lily Was Here
Composed by David A. Stewart
Duet acoustic guitar by David A. Stewart
Sax by Candy Dulfer

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