Young Kees

"Enchanted by the magic of your own imagination"

2003 1h 36m NL

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★8.0TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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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.

“Enchanted by the magic of your own imagination”

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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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: André van Duren
Writers: Maarten Lebens, Bob in 't Hout
Languages: Dutch
Countries: Netherlands

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Martyn Gould shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Ruud Feltkamp and Theo Maassen and Serge-Henri Valcke carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Enchanted by the magic of your own imagination".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0380477 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

André van Duren directs. Martyn Gould cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Netherlands. Dialogue in Dutch.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 23 years ago.
2Editor Martyn Gould shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Ruud Feltkamp and Theo Maassen and Serge-Henri Valcke carry the top of the cast.
4Marketing tagline: "Enchanted by the magic of your own imagination".
5IMDB entry: tt0380477 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.