199916
199916

Whitey

1980-12-17
5
nl 106m
Drama
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.

Director

Robbe De Hert

Novel

Ernest Claes

Writer

Fernand Auwera

Writer

Louis Paul Boon

Writer

Robbe De Hert

Writer

Gaston Durnez

Status

Released

Budget

$959,300

Countries

  • Belgium

Companies

  • New-Star Films
  • Visie Filmproduktie