Film

Young Kees

2003 · 1h 36m · Drama · Family

Enchanted by the magic of your own imagination

IMDb

6.4

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.

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

Floris van Bommel

Klant

Merel Hulzink

Truusje Bakels

Joep Onderdelinden

Gymnastiekmeester

Hans Kesting

Meester

Tjitske Reidinga

Juffrouw Dubois

Tanja Jess

Tante Jeanne

Frederik Brom

Oom Dirk

Nelly Frijda

Opoe Bakels

• André van DurenDirector
• Bob in 't HoutScreenplay
• Maarten LebensScreenplay
• Theo ThijssenNovel
• Matthijs van HeijningenProducer
• Martyn GouldEditor

Release date

November 27, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

Dutch

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

AL

Genres

Drama, Family