Whitey (1980)

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 sm...art 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. more

Directing:
  • Robbe De Hert

Writing:
  • Fernand Auwera
  • Louis Paul Boon
  • Ernest Claes

Stars:
Release Date: 1980-12-17
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  • Country: BE
  • Language: Nederlands
  • Runtime: 106
  • Budget: $959,300

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