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Lepel

  • 20052005
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
617
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POPULARITY
177,855
35,857
Lepel (2005)
Drama
Years ago, Lepel's parents left for a hot air balloon world tour. He stays with granny Koppenol, a mean bitch who constantly exploits him for domestic chores, in her buttons shop and even as... Read allYears ago, Lepel's parents left for a hot air balloon world tour. He stays with granny Koppenol, a mean bitch who constantly exploits him for domestic chores, in her buttons shop and even as accomplice in the department store where she steals the buttons from clothes. After she w... Read allYears ago, Lepel's parents left for a hot air balloon world tour. He stays with granny Koppenol, a mean bitch who constantly exploits him for domestic chores, in her buttons shop and even as accomplice in the department store where she steals the buttons from clothes. After she won't even leave him the balloon that kind salesman Max gave him, Lepel, now 9, runs away. ... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
617
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
177,855
35,857
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    • Director
      • Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
    • Writer
      • Mieke de Jong(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Joep Truijen
      • Neeltje de Vree
      • Loes Luca
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
    • Writer
      • Mieke de Jong(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Joep Truijen
      • Neeltje de Vree
      • Loes Luca
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    • 3User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 1 nomination

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    Loes Luca and Joep Truijen in Lepel (2005)
    Barry Atsma and Joep Truijen in Lepel (2005)
    Loes Luca in Lepel (2005)
    Neeltje de Vree and Joep Truijen in Lepel (2005)

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    Joep Truijen
    • Lepel
    Neeltje de Vree
    • Pleun
    Loes Luca
    • Koppenol
    Carice van Houten
    Carice van Houten
    • Juffrouw Broer
    Barry Atsma
    Barry Atsma
    • Max
    Kees Hulst
    Kees Hulst
    • Meester Bijts
    Ad Knippels
    • Verkoper
    Mara van Vlijmen
    • Verkoopster
    Babbe Groenhagen
    • Verkoopster
    Bente Jonker
    • Verkoopster
    Lieke-Rosa Altink
    • Lepel's Mother
    Reinout Bussemaker
    Reinout Bussemaker
    • Lepel's Father
    Sander Truijen
    • Lepel 5 jaar
    Felix Lysaukowski
    • Lepel 3 jaar
    Heleen Mineur
    • Marijntje
    Ferdi Janssen
    • Politie Agent
    Peter Van den Begin
    Peter Van den Begin
    • Ballonvaarder
    Ulrich Sareik
    • Ballonvaarder
    • Director
      • Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen
    • Writer
      • Mieke de Jong(screenplay)
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    User reviews3

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Bigger-than-life characters; wonderful story.
    I concur with what's been said here. A few additions:

    Loes, Carice and Max (the three main adult characters) play caricatures rather than personages - and they do this very well. This was to be expected of Loes Luca, whose middle name is "absurd", but seeing how Carice van Houten pulls off painting a non-dimensional character is amazing. She leaves Max, Pell--- um, Lepel, and Pleun, and you - and your children or grandchildren - guessing for almost the entire duration of the film. I knew she could play character roles with many dimensions, but this role of her is an achievement in itself.

    Perhaps that's a kids' eye view of adults - at least it makes it easier, even for someone pushing 50, to identify with the children.

    Lepel is called Lepel because he wears a "bracelet" that consists of a strand with 5 cubes with letters on his wrist: L E P E L. Try to imagine these five letters in a circle. Now, push the first two letters around the circle so that they end up being the last two, and you get the boy's real name. Because he's lost his memory, he doesn't know this.

    The fact that the alleged grandmother doesn't know the boy's name indicates that she is likely not be his real grandmother.

    The film also lightly brushes the subject of autism - the main character has trouble dealing with social relationships, but is excellent with numbers.

    All in all, an excellent, underrated film. Suitable for children, but there are layers in there that will please adults as well.
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    • peterhuppertz
    • Sep 14, 2007

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    • Release date
      • February 2, 2005 (Netherlands)
    • Countries of origin
      • Netherlands
      • Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • Dutch
    • Also known as
      • Spoon
    • Filming locations
      • Gera, Thuringia, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Egoli Tossell Pictures
      • Lemming Film
      • Zephyr Films
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,488,939
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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