The Purse Snatcher
6.1
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.
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Cast
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Olivier Tuinier
Alex van Zuilen
Also in
The Penknife
Little Blond Death
Aus Greidanus Jr.
Lucos
Also in
The Hunt
Nemesis
Erwin Godschalk
Maria Peters
Mieke van Hooft
Ot Louw
Micha Hulshof
Evert
Known for
Boys
Sonny Boy
Hein Groot
Myranda Jongeling
Mother of Alex
Also in
The Happy Housewife
Smeris
Hans Pos
Ad van Dijk
Jaap Spijkers
Father of Alex
Known for
The Resistance Banker
Waiter
Maria Peters Director · Mieke van Hooft Author Ad van Dijk Composer
First release April 6, 1995 · Produced in Netherlands · Production Shooting Star Filmcompany BV
Production
Shooting Star Filmcompany
Production
Shooting Star Filmcompany BV
Production
Netherlands
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Original title
De tasjesdief
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch
Release dates
Netherlands · April 6, 1995
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
November 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 28, 2024 · Digital · Eye Film Player
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