De tasjesdief

Apr 6 1995 N/A 1h 36m
Drama, Family, Thriller

Alex is very close to his elderly grandmother partly because his busy parents seem to have little or no time for him. One day he surprises two boys from his school leaving her house and is shocked to find her tied up inside – they have robbed her! Alex is sworn to secrecy as his gran is worried that her daughter will think her incompetent. This secret leads Alex into trouble as the two boys accost him in the street and bully him into becoming a pickpocket ("tasjesdief") for them, mugging old ladies. Alex learns how to deal with this situation in the end.

Plot

Alex is very close to his elderly grandmother partly because his busy parents seem to have little or no time for him. One day he surprises two boys from his school leaving her house and is shocked to find her tied up inside - they have robbed her! Alex is sworn to secrecy as his gran is worried that her daughter will think her incompetent. This secret leads Alex into trouble as the two boys accost him in the street and bully him into becoming a "bagsnatcher" (tasjesdief) for them, mugging old ladies. Alex learns how to deal with this situation in the end.

Written by

Mieke van Hooft, Maria Peters

Directed by

Maria Peters

Cast

Olivier Tuinier, Aus Greidanus Jr., Micha Hulshof

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Production Companies

Shooting Star Filmcompany

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
1,352
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA