Young Kees

Kees de Jongen

“Enchanted by the magic of your own imagination”

Little boy Kees is based on the famous classical masterpiece by Theo Thijssen and deals with a twelve year old Amsterdam schoolboy who grows up at the end of the 19th century in the Jordaan (part of Amsterdam. Kees Bakels is a dreamer who seeks refuge from reality with wild imagination where he dares more than in real life. Through his fathers illness and his young love for Rosa Overbeek he develops himself as someone who acts and assumes responsibility.

Director

André van Duren

Screenplay

Maarten Lebens

Screenplay

Bob in 't Hout

Novela

Theo Thijssen

Status

Released

Release date

27/11/2003

Original language

Dutch