Ciske de Rat

Mar 29 1984 TV-14 3h 0m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

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.

Plot

11-year-old Amsterdam schoolboy Ciske, a scamp with a heart of gold, 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 also smolders with rage at life's injustices.

Written by

Karin Loomans, Piet Bakker

Directed by

Guido Pieters

Cast

Danny de Munk, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Herman van Veen

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Production Companies

Sigma Pictures

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
3,083
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA