Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, France, Scotland, The Netherlands
Original website: English subtitled trailer: In Dutch cinemas July 16th 2008 Total admissions: 330,000 Distribution: Benelux Film Distributors for Inspire Pictures Yannick van de Velde, Quinten Schram, Hanna Schwamborn, Victor Reinier, Daan Schuurmans, Ronald Top, Victor Bergen Henegouwen, Uwe Ochsenknecht, Rüdiger Vogler, Kees Boot, Raymond Thiry, Hans Dagelet, Lars Rudolph, Monic Hendrickx, Derek de Lint, Jeroen Willems, Michiel Romeyn, Ton Kas, Gijs Scholten van Aschat A FILM BY PIETER VERHOEFF A PRODUCTION OF EYEWORKS EGMOND AND ARMADA PRODUCTIONSīASED ON THE SUCCESFUL BOOK BY TONKE DRAGT PRONOUNCED TO BE “BEST YOUTH BOOK OF THE LAST 50 YEARS” Winner of the Griffel der Griffels A film about the true meaning of love, friendship, loyalty and courage. Very big miss and they've really ruined one of my favourite childhood books.This is a tale of long ago, set in the age of chivalry. And just when we thought Dutch film had come of age and was professional. It looked like a Dutch classical movie, very bad. Why did he have to die? Other less dramatic, melodramatic solutions were possible. And such drama of the Esther character being orphaned 3 times! This is uncool for a children's movie. But I have to say that story and directing were worse. Neither were the twins, but that's forgivable, it must hard to find twins who can act, are the right age and resemble the book drawings. Ester looks too old, certainly with that huge bust! This is supposed to be an 11-12 year old girl!?! And they don't look like their characters either, as were drawn in the books.
Maarten Spanjer as Gerben Zonderland looks much and much too old, while Klinkhamer looks too young. The biggest mistake in casting was the Klinkhamer Gerben Zonderland mismatch! Gerben Zonderland should have been cast as Father Klinkhamer and vice versa. I have to agree on the horrendous casting and the script as well, directing could've been better.
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