Film

The Purse Snatcher

1995 · 1h 36m · Drama · Family · Thriller

IMDb

6.0

Alex is very close to his elderly grandmother partly because his busy parents seem to have little or no time for him. One day he surprises two boys from his school leaving her house and is shocked to find her tied up inside – they have robbed her! Alex is sworn to secrecy as his gran is worried that her daughter will think her incompetent. This secret leads Alex into trouble as the two boys accost him in the street and bully him into becoming a pickpocket ("tasjesdief") for them, mugging old ladies. Alex learns how to deal with this situation in the end.

Olivier Tuinier

Alex van Zuilen

Aus Greidanus Jr.

Lucos

Micha Hulshof

Evert

Myranda Jongeling

Mother of Alex

Jaap Spijkers

Father of Alex

Ingeborg Uyt den Boogaard

Roos

Freark Smink

Ronnie

Renée Fokker

Mother of Evert & Lucas

Marjan Luif

Neighbor of Roos

Jac. Goderie

Clarinet Seller

Rob van de Meeberg

Doctor

Sophie van Pelt

Evelien

Flip van Duyn

Father of Evelien

Sheila Lever

Mother of Evelien

Ann Hasekamp

Blind Woman

Cees Groot

Teacher

• Maria PetersDirector · Screenplay
• Mieke van HooftNovel
• Dave SchramProducer
• Hein GrootDirector of Photography
• Ad van DijkOriginal Music Composer
• Ot LouwEditor

Release date

April 6, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

Dutch

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

AL

Genres

Drama, Family, Thriller

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