IMDb wrote:Years ago, Lepel's parents left an hot air balloon world tour. He stays with granny Koppenol, a mean bitch who constantly exploits him for domestic chores, in her buttons shop and even as accomplice in the department store where she steals the buttons from clothes. After she won't even leave him the balloon kind salesman Max gave him, Lepel, now 9, runs away. He meets Max's slightly older daughter Pleun. Schoolmaster Bijts is also looking for him, but only as arithmetics talent for an academic schools contest. Max accidentally finds out the sad truth about Lepel's family.
I don't know how they do it, but the Dutch are so awesome at having a wide range of wonderful children's and COA films, for kids and adults. Recenly found out about this film as well as Mariken, and I am very excited to watch both. Even more so to discover what else there is of OT cinema from the Netherlands.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0400598/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
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