Ciske de Rat (1984 film)

Ciske de Rat
Theatrical poster
Directed byGuido Pieters
Screenplay byKarin Loomans
Based onCiske de Rat
by Piet Bakker
Produced byMatthijs van Heijningen
StarringDanny de Munk
Willeke van Ammelrooy
CinematographyFrans Bromet
Edited byTon Ruys
Music byErik van der Wurff
Production
company
Sigma Film Productions
Distributed byConcorde Film
Release date
  • 29 March 1984 (1984-03-29)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch
Box office1.6 million admissions (Netherlands)[1]

Ciske de Rat is a 1984 Dutch drama film directed by Guido Pieters, based on the novel of the same name by Piet Bakker. Ciske is played by 13-year-old Danny de Munk who also sang the title song Ik voel me zo verdomd alleen ("I feel so damned alone") which scored a number one hit in the Netherlands. In 1985 the film won a UNICEF Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. With more than 1.5 million admissions it was one of the most successful Dutch films of all time although did not surpass the 1955 version.[1] Two years later, an extended version of the film was turned into a four-episode TV series.

  1. ^ a b "Statistieken 2008" (PDF). Dutch Federation for Cinematography. p. 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 March 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.