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Wilton's Zoo (1939)

Wilton's Zoo poster
Original title
Boefje
Directed by
Douglas Sirk
Genre
drama film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young rascal gets into misadventures in a Dutch town. The film follows his playful antics and the reactions of the people around him.

sentimentallightheartedwhimsicalnostalgicsimpleplayfulcomedicheartfelt

What happens

Boefje ([ˈbufjə], "rascal") is a 1939 Dutch children's comedic melodrama directed by Detlef Sierck. The film is based on a classic 1903 Dutch children's book of the same name, written by journalist Marie Joseph Brusse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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