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Original title

Lepel

Year

2005

Running time

96 min.

Country

Netherlands

Director

Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen

Screenwriter

Mieke de Jong

Cast

Music

Robert Lockhart

Cinematography

Guido van Gennep

Producer

Egoli Tossell Film, Lemming Film, Zephyr Films

Genre

Drama | Family-friendly

Synopsis

Years ago, Lepel's parents left an hot air balloon world tour. He stays with granny Koppenol, a mean bitch who constantly exploits him for domestic chores, in her buttons shop and even as accomplice in the department store where she steals the buttons from clothes. After she won't even leave him the balloon kind salesman Max gave him, Lepel, now 9, runs away. He meets Max's slightly older daughter Pleun. Schoolmaster Bijts is also looking for him, but only as arithmetics talent for an academic schools contest. Max accidentally finds out the sad truth about Lepel's family.

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Lepel

2005

Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen