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.
Genre: Drama
Stars: Danny de Munk, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Herman van Veen, Willem Nijholt, Peter Faber, Rijk de Gooyer
Crew: Guido Pieters (Director), Karin Loomans (Screenplay), Frans Bromet (Director of Photography), Matthijs van Heijningen (Producer), Jany Temime (Costume Design), Benedict Schillemans (Production Design)
Country: Netherlands
Language: Nederlands
Studio: Sigma Pictures
Runtime: 107 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Mar 29, 1984
IMDb: 4.4
