A boy is resentful of his mother's budding romance with the best friend of her late husband, and is torn and confused about his emerging feelings for Toni, a young girl in his neighborhood. His fascination with an antique Oriental knife leads him to steal it and he uses it to try to impress Toni while at the same time trying to break up his mother's relationhip.
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Cast
11 people
Reitze van der Linden
Thomas
No other roles listed
Louise Videc
Toni
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Ellen Vogel
Thoma's Moeder
Known for
Twin Sisters
Paul Camermans
Oscar
No other roles listed
Hetty Beck
Marie
Also in
The Silent Raid
Elly Van Stekelenburg
Waarzegster
Also in
Q&Q
The Dragon That Wasn't (Or Was He?)
Mia Goossen
Moeder van Toni
Also in
Like Two Drops of Water
Jane Eyre
Guus Hermus
Vader van Thomas
Known for
Soldier of Orange
Cor Witschge
Ratte, de soldaat
Known for
The Lift
Piet van der Meulen
Leo Pijls
Fons Rademakers Director · Hugo Claus Author Henri Rust Editor
First release March 2, 1961 · Produced in Netherlands · Production Afilms, City Video International (CVI)
Production
NFM
Production
Afilms
Production
City Video International (CVI)
Production
Netherlands
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Original title
Het mes
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Netherlands · March 2, 1961
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No release date listed for United States.
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