Lovable Amsterdam street urchin, 11 year old Ciske is nevertheless much in need of love as the Dutch 1984 title suggests. He is a scamp with a heart of gold. He causes havoc in the classroom pouring ink over his teacher yet when a polio-crippled boy joins the class Ciske is one of the only children to befriend him and is bullied as a result. His mother works in a bar and Ciske helps out often late into the night - his father is at sea and his mother supplements her income with prostitution. Ciske is also a very angry young man and he smoulders with rage at life's injustices.
Danny de Munk
as Ciske Vrijmoeth / Ciske de Rat
Willeke van Ammelrooy
as Moeder Marie
Herman van Veen
as Meester Bruis
Willem Nijholt
as Oom Henri
Peter Faber
as Vader Cor
Rijk de Gooyer
as Rechercheur Muyskens
Linda van Dyck
as Tante Jans
Carolien van den Berg
as Tante Chris
Ingeborg Uyt den Boogaard
as Schooljuffrouw
Rudi Falkenhagen
as Cafebaas
Hans Holtkamp
as Vriend van Henri
Paul van Soest
as Pieksma
