The Purse Snatcher (1995)
Original title: De tasjesdief
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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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Olivier TuinierAlex van Zuilen
Aus Greidanus Jr.Lucos
Micha HulshofEvertMyranda JongelingMother of Alex
Jaap SpijkersFather of Alex
Ingeborg Uyt den BoogaardRoosKeywords
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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.
How long is The Purse Snatcher?
The Purse Snatcher has a runtime of 96 minutes.
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