Ciske the Rat

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.

Country:

Netherlands

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

107 minutes

Year:

1984

Director:

Guido Pieters

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Company:

Sigma Pictures

Cast:

Ciske Vrijmoeth / Ciske de Rat

Moeder Marie

Meester Bruis

Oom Henri

Vader Cor

Crew:

Director

Novel

Screenplay

Director of Photography

Editor