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Young Kees 2003 Directed by André van Duren Kees de Jongen

Enchanted by the magic of your own imagination

Little boy Kees is based on the famous classical masterpiece by Theo Thijssen and deals with a twelve year old Amsterdam schoolboy who grows up at the end of the 19th century in the Jordaan (part of Amsterdam. Kees Bakels is a dreamer who seeks refuge from reality with wild imagination where he dares more than in real life. Through his fathers illness and his young love for Rosa Overbeek he develops himself as someone who acts and assumes responsibility.

Production Country Netherlands
Language Dutch
Spoken Language Dutch
Gneres Drama , Family
Production Company Sigma Pictures
Release Date 27 November 2003
96 mins
Cast
Ruud Feltkamp Kees Bakels
Theo Maassen Vader Bakels
Serge-Henri Valcke Franse toerist
Hannah Cheney Rosa Overbeek
Ger van der Grijn Man in Raam
Sebas Berman van Dam - klasgenoot
Yannick van de Velde De Veer - klasgenoot
Monic Hendrickx Moeder Bakels
Merel Hulzink Truusje Bakels
Joep Onderdelinden Gymnastiekmeester
Hans Kesting Meester
Tjitske Reidinga Juffrouw Dubois
Tanja Jess Tante Jeanne
Frederik Brom Oom Dirk