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Ciske the Rat (Ciske de Rat) (1984)

7.5 Listal rating
7 IMDB rating

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Lovable Amsterdam street urchin, 11 year old Ciske is nevertheless much in need of love as the German 1955 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 m ... (more)


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Danny de Munk

Danny de Munk

Ciske Vrijmoeth / Ciske de Rat
Willeke van Ammelrooy

Willeke van Ammelrooy

Moeder Marie
Herman van Veen

Herman van Veen

Meester Bruis
Willem Nijholt

Willem Nijholt

Oom Henri
Peter Faber

Peter Faber

Vader Cor
Rijk de Gooyer

Rijk de Gooyer

Rechercheur Muyskens
Linda van Dyck

Linda van Dyck

Tante Jans
Adriaan Olree

Adriaan Olree

De Goey


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Great coming of age movie

Posted : 2 years, 4 months ago at Jul 4 16:47
Much more than another coming of age movie – Ciske the rat is a fine example of the Dutch cinema. If you are found of the treble music you will definitely notice the song at the beginning performed by the Danny De Munk (famous singer from Netherlands) who plays the role of the troubled young lad – Ciske. The childhood of Ciske in not easy – his father is sailing away and his mother does not really care about him. With rebellious spirit the young Ciske spends most of his time on the streets of Amsterdam. No one pays attention to the lonely boy. Trying to cope with the harsh live and attract some love and sympathy he has troubles with the law and even spends some time in prison. I really admired the way he protected himself there – if only all people were as strong as he turned ou...Read more

Rating : 10/10