Mees has a problem. By accident he took his best friend's pocket knife home with him. Unfortunately he is too late to return it as the next day Tim moves house. All that Mees knows is that ...
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Title: The Penknife (1991)
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Olivier Tuinier | ... | Mees Grobben |
| Genio de Groot | ... | Mees' vader | |
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Adelheid Roosen | ... | Mees' moeder |
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Verno Romney | ... | Tim |
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Beppie Melissen | ... | Strenge juf |
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Jaap Hoogstra | ... | Oudere heer |
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Sebastiaan Spaan | ... | Eduard |
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Sarah Sijlbing | ... | Cynthia |
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Heleen Hummelen | ... | Lokettiste NS |
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Ellen Röhrman | ... | Reizigster |
| Kees Hulst | ... | Meneer Hollenberg | |
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Karin van Holst Pellekaan | ... | Baliedame |
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Frits Jansma | ... | Drukker |
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Maxim Hartman | ... | Bert Boot |
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Wil van der Meer | ... | Muziekwinkelier |
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Mees has a problem. By accident he took his best friend's pocket knife home with him. Unfortunately he is too late to return it as the next day Tim moves house. All that Mees knows is that Tim has gone to Flevoland. His parents are tied up in their own lives and have no room for little Mees' problems. His mother is a world-famous singer and it seems Mees sees her more on TV than in real life. His father is under a lot of pressure acting as a housekeeper and as secretary for his popular wife. So little Mees must search alone for his friend..... Written by kabouter <kab@kabouter.demon.nl>
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The film was selected into the Canon of Dutch Cinema in 2007, a collection of sixteen "important and defining movies that show the versatility of Dutch movie history". See more »Goofs
After Mees has written his sender address on the envelope, the over-the-shoulder shot of the address is followed by a close-up where the hand-writing looks very different. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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15 October 1992 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
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Dutch film "Het Zakmes" is better known as "The Penknife".It is a brilliant family drama with light comedy.There are scenes in this film where both these genres overlap but all possible confusion is prevented due to mutual symbiosis of different protagonists.This is the perfect film for somebody who wants to have a good laugh with family.This film provides excellent commentary on the state of family and friendship as its director Ben Sombogaart created an ingenuous tale involving irresponsible adults and innocent kids.Adults are shown to misuse their status by not caring for young children.This is the reason why Het Zakmes shows that adults live in their own shell impeding on their children's creativity.The touchy issue of race relations in Holland has also been treated in this film.A beautiful lesson that can be learned is that most of the children have good memories and separation from their friend is unbearable,unpardonable act for them.This is precisely a core element of this dutch film.