Young Kees

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.

7.3

96 min

Cast

Ruud Feltkamp

as Kees Bakels

Theo Maassen

as Vader Bakels

Serge-Henri Valcke

as Franse toerist

Hannah Cheney

as Rosa Overbeek

Ger van der Grijn

as Man in Raam

Sebas Berman

as van Dam - klasgenoot

Yannick van de Velde

as De Veer - klasgenoot

Monic Hendrickx

as Moeder Bakels

Floris van Bommel

as Klant

Merel Hulzink

as Truusje Bakels

Joep Onderdelinden

as Gymnastiekmeester

Hans Kesting

as Meester

Tjitske Reidinga

as Juffrouw Dubois

Tanja Jess

as Tante Jeanne

Frederik Brom

as Oom Dirk

Director

André van Duren