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Ciske the Rat 1984 Directed by Guido Pieters Ciske de 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.

Production Country Netherlands
Language Dutch
Spoken Language Dutch
Gnere Drama
Production Companies Award Films International , Sigma Pictures
Release Date 29 March 1984
107 mins
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Danny de Munk Ciske Vrijmoeth / Ciske de Rat
Herman van Veen Meester Bruis
Willem Nijholt Oom Henri
Peter Faber Vader Cor
Rijk de Gooyer Rechercheur Muyskens
Linda van Dyck Tante Jans
Hans Holtkamp Vriend van Henri
Frans Kokshoorn Maatsuyker
Cas Baas Reinders
Onno Molenkamp Ambtenaar
Ton Vos Schoonvader
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