Ciske the Rat(Movie, 1984)

Name: Ciske the Rat
Genre: Drama
Released: 1984
Duration: T01:47:00
Rating: 3.3

Original title: "Ciske de Rat" (Dutch/NL)

1h 47min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 21 votes)

Ciske de Rat is a 1984 Dutch drama film based on the novel by Piet Bakker. Ciske is played by 13-year-old Danny de Munk who also sang the title song Ik voel me zo verdomd alleen ("I feel so damned alone") which scored a number one hit in the Netherlands. In 1985 the film won a UNICEF Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. With more than 1.5 million admissions it was one of the most successful Dutch films of all time although did not surpass the 1955 version. Two years later, an extended version of the film was turned into a four-episode TV series. ()

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About Ciske the 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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Netherlands

Shot in: Amsterdam

Plays in: Amsterdam

Based on the work of: Piet Bakker ("Ciske de Rat trilogy")

Made by: Sigma Pictures Productions

Original language: Dutch (NL)

Spoken languages: Dutch (NL)

Translated into 7 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Italian (IT), Dutch (NL), Portuguese (PT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 04/29/1984 (World premiere: 03/29/1984)

Cast: Danny de Munk, Herman van Veen, Peter Faber, Rijk de Gooyer, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Willem Nijholt (1934-2023), Devika Strooker, Linda van Dyck, Carolien van den Berg, Hans van den Berg, Joss Flühr, Ingeborg Uyt den Boogaard, Moniek Kramer, Frans Kokshoorn

Director: Guido Pieters

Producer: Matthijs van Heijningen

Screenwriter: Piet Bakker

Composer: Erik van der Wurff

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Ciske de rat"

Keywords: murder, abuse

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