Bennie Stout

Oct 5 2011 N/A 1h 33m
Adventure, Family, Musical

Fisherman’s son Benjamin - Bennie - Stout is a boy with a heart of gold who always gets himself into trouble. His St. Nicholas wish list includes a pedal car, just like the one the sneaky mayor’s son Roderick has. These are the depression years in the 1930s and because the haul falls short, his father stays in Spain a little longer to earn some extra money. Bennie now only has one wish left: that his father will come home. If need be, he will go and get him from Spain himself. He catches Roderick erasing his name from the Bad Children list in St. Nicholas’ Great Book when an idea occurs to him. He quickly adds his name to the list, which lands him a place in St. Nicholas’ bag. But the saint does not understand that Bennie doesn’t mind going to Spain.

Plot

Fisherman's son Benjamin 'Bennie' Stout is mischievous, in a prank war with the mayor's spoiled-rotten son Roderik, and accident-prone, making life hard for his big brother Steven, who left school to help pay the bills, and their mother Rietje. When they hear that father Willim isn't returning in December to earn extra cash in Bilbao, Bennie decides to join him in Spain. As he can't afford passage, he devises to be naughty enough--which comes naturally--to be snatched into St. Nicholas's helpers' bag with the other worst kids as every year, even writing his own name in the book instead of Roderik. However St. Nick usually lets kids escape or returns them and isn't convinced Bennie is truly naughty rather then missing his father's firm guidance, so Bennie keeps trying to prove himself worse than ever. Still, everyone is in for more surprises.

Written by

Wijo Koek

Directed by

Johan Nijenhuis

Cast

Koen Dobbelaer, Marijn Bekkenk, Hanna Verboom

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Production Companies

Mollywood, Farmhouse Film & TV B.V., Johan Nijenhuis & Co

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
379
Average Rating
6.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA