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Whitey

Whitey

5,1 /10 (17 Votes)
1980 NL 106 min

Overview

The second movie version, now in color, of Flemish (heimat-)author Ernest Claes' classical novel, titled after the nickname (Dutch 'the White', referring to a blond male) of the main character. The smart but naughty farmhands son's eternal mischief, pranks and disobedience drive his elders (especially teachers, family and father's grumpy employer, a rich farmer, but also neighbors and even the kind curate whose liturgical server he is) and classmates to despair in a time when a boy's punishment was still inevitable, swift and often severe; thus when his mother catches him skinny dipping she takes all his clothes home, forcing him to a long walk of shame, dreading dad's wrath all the way. This version also stresses the story's social and Flamingant aspects.

Release date

17/12/1980

Votes

17

Popularity

0.3

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

De Witte van Sichem

Language

NL

Runtime

106 min

Budget

$959,300

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