The Little Shipowner

De kleine reder

A film made for television, based on the book of the same name by Libera Carlier. A Flemish family decides to spend the summer holidays on de Schelde. Father Janssen buys a second-hand boat and together with his wife and two sons he sets sail. What follows is a sequence of pleasant moments and disappointments, watched by the sceptical mother Janssen.

Director

Marc Lybaert

Screenplay

Lou de Vel

Status

Released

Release date

14/02/1988

Original language

Dutch