''Mariken'' is a

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directed by

André van Duren André van Duren (born 20 June 1958) is a Dutch film director. Career His 1992 film ''Heading for England'' won the Dutch Film Critics Award at the Netherlands Film Festival. In 2000, he directed the film '' Mariken'' which is based on Pet ...

. The screenplay is based on

Peter van Gestel Peter van Gestel (3 August 1937, Amsterdam – 1 March 2019, Amsterdam) was a Dutch writer. Career Writing Van Gestel made his debut in 1962 with ''Drempelvrees'', a collection of stories. He received the Reina Prinsen Geerligsprijs for ...

's children's book ''Mariken'', an adaptation of the early sixteenth-century text ''

Mariken van Nieumeghen ''Mariken van Nieumeghen'' ''(Mary of Nijmegen)'' is a miracle play recorded in a Middle Dutch text from the early 16th century. The protagonist Mariken of the story spends seven years with the devil, after which she is miraculously released. T ...

''.

Plot

The story is set in the Middle Ages. Mariken is an

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who was raised by an old man and his goat in a forest. When the goat dies Mariken decides to go to town and buy a new one. On her way she comes across many people who are either sympathetic to her or want to do her harm...

Cast

* Laurien Van den Broeck - Mariken *

Jan Decleir Jan Decleir (born as ''Jan Amanda Gustaaf Decleir'' on 14 February 1946) is a prolific Belgian movie and stage actor born in Niel, Antwerp. Career He had his first big role in Fons Rademakers's ''Mira'' (1971). Since then, he has appeared in ...

- Archibald (Theodore) *

Willeke van Ammelrooy Willy Geertje van Ammelrooij (born 5 April 1944), known as Willeke van Ammelrooy, is a Dutch actress and director. Life and career Willeke van Ammelrooy was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She attended drama school in Amsterdam. Van Ammel ...

- Griet *

Kim van Kooten Kim van Kooten (born 26 January 1974 in Purmerend, North Holland) is a Dutch actress and screenwriter. In international cinema, she is best known for the 2003 Dutch/US co-production ''Phileine Says Sorry'', filmed partly in New York City, in wh ...

- Isabella *

Ramsey Nasr Ramsey Nasr (born 28 January 1974, Rotterdam) is a Dutch author and actor of mixed descent, half Palestinian, half Dutch. He was '' Dichter des Vaderlands'' (Poet of the Fatherland; an unofficial title for the Dutch poet laureate) between Januar ...

- Joachim *

Dora van der Groen Dora van der Groen (10 March 1927 – 8 November 2015) was a Belgian actress and theatre director. She appeared in more than 120 films and television shows between 1945 and 2003. She played Vrouw Coene in ''Wij, Heren van Zichem'' and st ...

- Zwarte Weeuw * Willem Van den Broeck - Rattenjan * Geert Lageveen - Broeder Willem

External links

* * https://web.archive.org/web/20150523204143/http://www.filmtotaal.nl/nederlandse_film.php?id=818 2000 films 2000s Dutch-language films Films set in the Middle Ages Dutch children's films Films directed by André van Duren {{Netherlands-film-stub