Acting

René Retèl

Born March 2, 1949 · Den Haag, Zuid Holland, Netherlands (age 77)

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Known For

Lily Was HereLily Was Here · 1989
Lily Was Here
4.01989
MovieDramaThriller
Lily works as a checkout girl at the local supermarket. She becomes pregnant, but before the child is born, the black father is attacked by skinheads and killed. Following his death, she flees to the city, where she soon finds herself under the wings of a pimp, Ted. Escaping Ted, she commences a one-woman spree of thefts, culminating in running from the police and the press. In the end, Lily must make a choice between freedom, and her baby.
Little CrumbLittle Crumb · 1999
Little Crumb
6.31999
MovieDramaFamily
The film is based on the popular Dutch childrens book by Chris van Abkoude. In a Dutch port in 1921 lives a 10-year-old orphan boy known to everyone simply as Little Crumb. His poverty-stricken mother Lize van Dien filled with shame was forced to turn him over to Mrs. Koster soon after he was born. Foster mother Mrs. Koster, who has cared for him since he was a baby, is very poor too, unable to support him by herself and proves to be a cruel taskmaster who insists Crumb bring her money before shell feed him. Somehow he must earn his keep out on the streets and can only go home after he has earned enough money. Crumb becomes an urchin stealing from the streets barrows and the shops to stay alive, sleeping in churches or huddled in doorways. Sometimes he has to run off from the police and he has earned the enmity of the most grownups around him.
De Scheepsjongens van BontekoeDe Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe · 2007
De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe
6.22007
MovieAdventureHistory
Hajo wants nothing more than to join captain Bontekoe’s crew. His mother, who lost her husband at sea, does everything she can to keep him ashore, but the call of the sea is too strong. Together with Padde and Rolf, he sets sail for the East.
Soldiers Without GunsSoldiers Without Guns · 1985
Soldiers Without Guns
8.01985
MovieDramaWar
Peter BellPeter Bell · 2002
Peter Bell
5.62002
MovieFamilyComedy
Peter is a cheerful -- but not very obedient -- boy from a very ordinary family in pre-war Rotterdam. His many pranks amuse some and cause a lot of trouble to others, even making the front pages of the big city newspapers. His growing popularity brings him many new friends, but also some very powerful enemies.
The Glorious Works of G.F. ZwaenThe Glorious Works of G.F. Zwaen · 2015
The Glorious Works of G.F. Zwaen
6.12015
MovieThrillerCrime
n the late 90's Amsterdam-based writer Gerard F. Zwaen becomes entangled in a plot involving a drugs trafficker, a dodgy tax inspector and an internal affairs agent.
How to Avoid EverythingHow to Avoid Everything · 2014
How to Avoid Everything
6.22014
MovieComedyRomance
A 30-something slacker finds his carefree life turned upside down when he falls for his sister's teenage babysitter.
Goede Tijden, Slechte TijdenGoede Tijden, Slechte Tijden · 1990
Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden
5.31990
SeriesSoap
Goede tijden, slechte tijden, also known as GTST, is the longest-running Dutch soap opera, revolving around the lives of the families Alberts, Sanders, De Jong, Van Houten and Bouwhuis. It all takes place in the fictional town of Meerdijk.

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Little CrumbLittle Crumb · 1999
Little Crumb
6.31999
MovieDramaFamily
The film is based on the popular Dutch childrens book by Chris van Abkoude. In a Dutch port in 1921 lives a 10-year-old orphan boy known to everyone simply as Little Crumb. His poverty-stricken mother Lize van Dien filled with shame was forced to turn him over to Mrs. Koster soon after he was born. Foster mother Mrs. Koster, who has cared for him since he was a baby, is very poor too, unable to support him by herself and proves to be a cruel taskmaster who insists Crumb bring her money before shell feed him. Somehow he must earn his keep out on the streets and can only go home after he has earned enough money. Crumb becomes an urchin stealing from the streets barrows and the shops to stay alive, sleeping in churches or huddled in doorways. Sometimes he has to run off from the police and he has earned the enmity of the most grownups around him.

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