The Indian
What do you do when you don't look like your father?
2009 · 90 min · ★ 6.3 · Adventure, Family
An adopted eight-year-old Peruvian boy wants to look like his typically Dutch father; however, an encounter with a band of Peruvian-Indian street musicians will inspire him to find his roots.
Directed by Ineke Houtman · Written by Nynke Klompmaker
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- M Matthias den Besten Koos
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Bastiaan Ragas Jaap -
Angelique de Bruijne Tjitske -
Hans Dagelet granddad Douwe - C Claire Lapadu Isa
- D David Verbaas Illari
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