Bonnie, a nine-year-old single child, is part of a family of three living in the Netherlands. They have a love of elephants, passed on by Bonnie's grandfather's grandfather who worked on a game reserve in Africa, and Bonnie feels that she instinctively does things like an elephant as a result. Her single mother, Lis, is bi-polar and at times spends days on end without even getting out of bed. Then there are other times when she will manically do wild acts, such as impromptu dancing in public. As a result, Bonnie's sturdy and stable grandmother must hold the family together by doing all the cooking, etc. After her grandmother is killed by a car, Bonnie becomes the most responsible family member and struggles with preparing meals and getting her reluctant mother to take her medication. She also must dodge Jorien, a social worker who is attempting to place her in a foster home.
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Cast
14 people
Jesse Rinsma
Bonnie
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Carice van Houten
Lis
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Game of Thrones
Black Book
Tom van Kessel
Koos
Known for
Filip
Frieda Pittoors
Puch
Known for
Brownian Movement
WILL
Daan Schuurmans
Cees
Known for
High Tides
Adults in the Room
Leny Breederveld
Grandmother
Known for
Sonny Boy
The Northerners
Edo Brunner
Teacher
Known for
Gangsterdam
The Windmill Massacre
Judith Bovenberg
Jorien
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Loenatik
Happy Family
Eva van der Gucht
Koos' Mother
Known for
North Sea Texas
Cool Kids Don't Cry
Martin Koolhoven
Ticket Vendor
Also in
Soof
Leeuw Panter Wolvin
Luk D'Heu
Fireman
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Diamant
Buiten De Zone
Bob Fosko
Police officer
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Sinterklaasjournaal
Johan - Logisch is anders
Martin Koolhoven Director · Mieke de Jong Writer Job ter Burg Editor
United States release February 17, 2007 · Produced in Netherlands · Original title Knetter
Production
Lemming Film
Production
Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Knetter
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Netherlands · October 15, 2005
Premiere · Cinekid Film Festival
United States · February 17, 2007
Premiere · Portland International Film Festival
Argentina
October 19, 2006 · Premiere · Buenos Aires Festival of Film for Children and Youth
Belgium
February 22, 2006 · Theatrical
Canada
April 23, 2006 · Premiere · Sprockets Toronto International Film Festival for Children
France
January 29, 2009 · TV
Germany
October 22, 2008 · Theatrical
October 7, 2009 · Physical
Hungary
May 4, 2008 · TV
Japan
December 22, 2006 · Physical
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