De Fiets
Completed
Ten-year-old Mara is the only one in her class who doesn’t have a bike. It makes Mara’s life difficult, especially in Holland where almost everyone owns one and it’s a necessity to get around. Mara decides to take matters into her own hands and to build a bicycle. She uses parts of her classmates’ bikes to assemble her own, and in the process receives a magical bicycle bell from an unknown vagrant.
| English Title | The Bicycle |
|---|---|
| Release | 1997 |
| Genre | Children's film |
| Language | Dutch |
| Cast | Marlies Rutten, Freek de Jonge, Roef Ragas |
| Director | Bas Dumoulin |
| Writer | Bas Dumoulin |
| Producer | Reinier Selen |
| Co-producer | VPRO |
| Int. Rights holder | NOS |
| Sales agent | NOS |
| Composer | José Retra |
| Cinematographer | Rick David |
| Production designer | Dana Cauwbergs |
| Editor | Ellen-Alinda Verhoeff |
Financiers
Rinkel Film, Thuiskopie Fonds, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, Union Bikes, NOS, Metasound