Young Kees

Young Kees
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndré van Duren
Written by
  • Bob in 't Hout
  • Maarten Lebens
Based onKees the boy
by Theo Thijssen
Produced byMatthijs van Heijningen
Starring
CinematographySteve Walker
Edited byMartyn Gould
Music byMark van Platen
Production
companies
  • Sigma Pictures Productions
  • NCRV
Distributed byUniversal Pictures (though United International Pictures)
Release date
  • 27 November 2003 (2003-11-27)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesNetherlands
Germany
United Kingdom
LanguageDutch
Box office$440,968[1]

Young Kees (Dutch: Kees de Jongen) is a 2003 Dutch-language drama film directed by André van Duren, based on the 1923 novel Kees the boy by Theo Thijssen.[2][3]

The film was released on 27 November 2003, It received mixed reviews from critics.[4][5]

Plot

Cast

  • Ruud Feltkamp as Kees Bakels
  • Hannah Cheney as Rosa Overbeek
  • Wim van der Grijn as Opa Bakels
  • Nelly Frijda as Opoe Bakels
  • Hans Kesting as Meester
  • Theo Maassen as Father Bakels
  • Monic Hendrickx as Mother Bakels
  • Sebas Berman as Van Dam
  • Yannick van de Velde as De Veer
  • Stefan de Walle as Father De Veer
  • Friso van Ham sa Donker
  • Merel Hulzink as Truusje Bakels
  • Mits Hommeles as Tom Bakels
  • Hans Dagelet as Kleermaker Kraak
  • Floris van Bommel as Klant
  • Tjitske Reidinga as Juffrouw Dubois
  • Tanja Jess as Tante Jeanne
  • Frederik Brom as Oom Dirk
  • Carine Crutzen as Mevr. Bogaerts
  • Egbert-Jan Weeber as Kees Bakels (23 years old)
  • Katja Herbers as Rosa (23 years old)

Accolades

Accolades received by Young Kees
Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
2004 Netherlands Film Festival Golden Calf for Best Music Mark van Platen Won [2]

References

  1. ^ "Young Kees (2003)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Kees de jongen". Netherlands Film Festival (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. ^ Blokker, Bas (25 November 2003). "`Stem Theo Thijssen is charme film'". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ Ockhuysen, Ronald (27 November 2003). "Kees de jongen". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  5. ^ van der Burg, Jos (26 November 2003). "Kees de jongen". Het Parool (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 4 December 2003.