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.

• Guido PietersDirector
• Karin LoomansScreenplay

• Danny de MunkCiske Vrijmoeth / Ciske de Rat
• Willeke van AmmelrooyMoeder Marie
• Herman van VeenMeester Bruis
• Willem NijholtOom Henri
• Peter FaberVader Cor
• Rijk de GooyerRechercheur Muyskens
• Linda van DyckTante Jans
• Carolien van den BergTante Chris
• Ingeborg Uyt den BoogaardSchooljuffrouw
• Rudi FalkenhagenCafebaas
• Hans HoltkampVriend van Henri
• Paul van SoestPieksma