Ciske the Rat (1984)
Ciske de Rat
107 min
Lovable Amsterdam street urchin, 11 year old Ciske is nevertheless much in need of love as the Dutch 1984 title suggests. He is a scamp with a heart of gold. He 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 is also a very angry young man and he smoulders with rage at life's injustices.
- Release date
- March 29, 1984
- Country of origin
- Netherlands
Where to watch
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Cast
- Danny de Munk as Ciske Vrijmoeth
- Willeke van Ammelrooy as Moeder Marie
- Herman van Veen as Meester Bruis
- Willem Nijholt as Oom Henri
- Peter Faber as Vader Cor
- Rijk de Gooyer as Rechercheur Muyskens
- Linda van Dyck as Tante Jans
- Carolien van den Berg as Tante Chris
- Ingeborg Uyt den Boogaard as Schooljuffrouw
- Rudi Falkenhagen as Cafebaas
- Paul van Soest as Pieksma
- Cas Baas as Reinders
- Onno Molenkamp as Ambtenaar
- Henk Rigters as Van Loon
- Danny de Munk as Ciske de Rat
- Adriaan Olree as De Goey
Crew
- Guido Pieters · Director
- Karin Loomans · Writer
- Piet Bakker · Writer
- Matthijs van Heijningen · Producer
- Erik van der Wurff · Composer
- Frans Bromet · Cinematographer
- Ton Ruys · Editor