Whitey

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.

Country:

Belgium

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

106 minutes

Year:

1980

Director:

Robbe De Hert

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Company:

New-Star Films,

Visie Filmproduktie

Cast:

Louis Verheyden/De Witte

Vader van de Witte

Moeder van de Witte

Boer Coene

Heinke Verheyden

Crew:

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