Ciske the Rat

Ciske the Rat — Plot

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.

• Release date
• March 29, 1984
• Runtime
• 107 min
• Genres
• Drama, Family
• Director
• Guido Pieters

Ciske the Rat — Cast

Danny de Munk Ciske Vrijmoeth / Ciske de Rat Willeke van Ammelrooy Moeder Marie Herman van Veen Meester Bruis Willem Nijholt Oom Henri Peter Faber Vader Cor Rijk de Gooyer Rechercheur Muyskens Linda van Dyck Tante Jans Carolien van den Berg Tante Chris