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1992 Dutch film by Ben Sombogaart

Het Zakmes
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ben Sombogaart
Screenplay by	Sjoerd Kuyper
Based on	Het Zakmes by Sjoerd Kuyper
Produced by	Burny Bos
Starring	Olivier Tuinier Adelheid Roosen Genio De Groot Verno Romney
Cinematography	Reinier van Brummelen
Edited by	Herman P. Koets
Music by	Roger Verhaart Karel von Kleist
Production companies	Bos Bros. Film & TV Productions AVRO
Distributed by	Hungry Eye Pictures
Release date	October 15, 1992 (1992-10-15)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

The Pocket-knife (Dutch: Het Zakmes) is a 1992 Dutch children's film directed by Ben Sombogaart and written by Sjoerd Kuyper, based on his novel Het Zakmes. The film won several awards, including a Golden Calf Best Director Award.

Plot

The story is about a 6-year-old boy named Mees Grobben who tries to return his friend Tim's penknife but faces difficulties because Tim has moved to Flevoland. He has to keep his quest a secret because he is forbidden to carry a knife. Eventually, he enters a talent contest, hoping to get a message to his friend through a song.

Cast

Olivier Tuinier ... Mees Grobben
Adelheid Roosen ... Mees' moeder
Genio De Groot ... Mees' vader
Verno Romney ... Tim
Beppie Melissen ... Strenge juf
Maxim Hartman ... Bert Boot
Samantha Angenent ... Majorette
Priscilla Blanken ... Majorette
Roel Dekker ... Postbode
Esther Gast ... Floormanager
Sietze Greydanis ... Jongen met viool
Karin van Holst Pellekaan ... Baliedame
Jaap Hoogstra ... Oudere heer
Kees Hulst ... Meneer Hollenberg
Heleen Hummelen ... Lokettiste
Frits Jansma ... Drukker
Ellen Röhrman ... Reizigster
Sarah Sijlbing ... Cynthia
Sebastiaan Spaan ... Eduard
Maria Tap ... Haastige mevrouw
Wil van der Meer ... Muziekwinkelier
Almara van Gijn ... Majorette
Kirsten Wilkeshuis ... Meisje met gitaar

References

Golden Calf winners earlier editions

External links

Het Zakmes at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Ben Sombogaart
The Pocket-knife (1992) The Boy Who Stopped Talking (1996) The Flying Liftboy (1998) Twin Sisters (2002) Tow Truck Pluck (2004) Crusade in Jeans (2006) Bride Flight (2008) The Storm (2009) In My Father's Garden (2016) Rafaël (2018) My Best Friend Anne Frank (2021)

v t e Films produced by Burny Bos
The Pocket-knife (1992) The Boy Who Stopped Talking (1996) Mijn Franse tante Gazeuse (1997) The Flying Liftboy (1998) Miss Minoes (2001) Yes Nurse! No Nurse! (2002) My Brother Is a Dog (2004) Tow Truck Pluck (2004) Winky's Horse (2005) Gruesome School Trip (2005) Ben X (2007) Where Is Winky's Horse? (2007) Morrison Gets a Baby Sister (2008) Hoe overleef ik mezelf? (2008) Dolfje Weerwolfje (2011) Fidgety Bram (2012) The Zigzag Kid (2012) Wiplala (2014) Meester Kikker (2016) Adios Amigos (2016) Romy's Salon (2019)

Films produced by Burny Bos

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