Ciske The Rat

Starring Dutch singing sensation Dannty De Munk, this is one of the most touching childhood sagas ever brought to film. Living in Amsterdam, 1934, eleven-year-old Ciske is a troubled kid caught in the winds of the war between his separated parents. His mother is a promiscuous bar maid whose disdain for the boy is obvious. And his dad, a mostly absent merchant seaman, is just not up to the task of raising this good-hearted, but rambunctious kid. Constantly in trouble both at school and in the streets, Ciske is most certainly on a collision course with disaster. Unless the few adults who do care about him can prevail against overwhelming obstacles. Based on the bestselling book trilogy by Piet Bakker, Ciske the rat will make you laugh, cry, and marvel at how one young boy can so skillfully capture your heart.