De scheepsjongens van Bontekoe (2007)

Director:

Steven de Jong

Writers:

Mischa Alexander (screenplay) &
Steven de Jong (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

22 November 2007 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Adventure

Plot:

A ripping adventure yarn about teenage boys who join the crew of a ship of the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century. After a dramatic shipwreck and escape from an attack by natives, they must make their way to safety by themselves.

Plot Keywords:

Ship | Sea | Captain | Coming Of Age | Shark

Cast

Pim Wessels	...	Hajo
Martijn Hendrickx	...	Rolf
Billy Zomerdijk	...	Padde
Reena Giasi	...	Dolimah
Peter Tuinman	...	Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe
Thomas Acda	...	Koksmaat Harmen
Bart Slegers	...	Schele
Cees Geel	...	Koopman
Mads Wittermans	...	Pieterszoon
Bas Keijzer	...	Jopkins
Chris Zegers	...	Chirurgijn Langjas
Jack Wouterse	...	Kapitein Bruinvis
Rense Westra	...	Dove Nelis
Thijs Feenstra	...	Stuurman
Stijn Somers	...	Stuurman
René Retèl	...	Predikant
Edo Douma	...	Predikant
Mike Meijer	...	Kok
Martijn Fischer	...	Smid
Steven de Jong	...	Hajo's vader
Sanneke Bos	...	Hajo's moeder
Leo de Jong	...	Dorus
Fenna Ebbinge	...	Maartje
Myrthe Lub	...	Antje
Jolijt Lub	...	Antje
Valerie Brinkman	...	Klaasje
Henk Westbroek	...	Rattenvanger
David Martin	...	Officier #1
Jos van der Linden	...	Officier #2
Warren Clementis	...	Opperhoofd
Maxi Snider	...	Doekoen
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patrick Beugelink	...	Bemanning
Jasper Bok	...	Bemanning
Wim Bok	...	Bemanning
Rick Danielse	...	Bemanning
Tim Duncan	...	Bemanning
Dirk Gootjes	...	Bemanning
Gaby Goudzwaard	...	Bemanning
Bas Haitjema	...	Bemanning
Thijs Haitjema	...	Bemanning
Bas Huiden	...	Bemanning
Chris Huisman	...	Bemanning
Bram Klaassen	...	Bemanning
Jacob Klompstra	...	Bemanning
Hendrik Marse	...	Bemanning
Hans Meijer	...	Bemanning
Raymon Mollink	...	Bemanning
Rodney Tielman	...	Bemanning
Johan van Eijnde	...	Bemanning
Bert van Leeuwen	...	Bemanning
Cor van Stek	...	Bemanning
André Warren	...	Bemanning
Frank Weghaus	...	Bemanning
Wim Wiss	...	Bemanning
Colin Banks	...	Dode scheepsjongen (uncredited)
Robbert Blokland	...	Dode scheepsjongen (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven de Jong

Writing credits
Mischa Alexander		(screenplay) &
Steven de Jong		(screenplay)
Johan Fabricius		(novel)

Produced by
Cathy Overett	....	supervising producer
Sjef Scholte	....	executive producer
Jos van der Linden	....	producer

Cinematography by
Maarten van Keller

Film Editing by
Sandor Soeteman

Casting by
Janusz Gosschalk
Marina Wijn

Art Direction by
Michael Rumpf
Ruben Schwartz
Robert van der Hoop

Costume Design by
Ingrid Schagen
Lynn van Eck

Makeup Department
Gerda Beumer	....	assistant makeup artist
Appie Gorter	....	assistant makeup artist
Arjen Van Der Grijn	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Suzanne Corbeek	....	production manager
Julie Forster	....	production manager
Remco van de Kant	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bettiena Bekkema	....	third assistant director
Merle Bos	....	third assistant director
Monique Durlacher	....	second assistant director
Darren Mallett	....	first assistant director
Hilde Woudstra	....	assistant director

Art Department
Suzanne Andriessen	....	off-set art department assistant
Onno Brandt	....	builder
Raoul Chailloux	....	painter
Quinten de Bont	....	off-set art department assistant
Natasha de Gooijer	....	off-set art department assistant
Elke Faro	....	production art department
Joke Geuze	....	props
Ernest Gleichman	....	builder
Brigitta Ho a Hing	....	on-set dresser and props assistant
Albert Kuipers	....	construction coordinator
Jappie Noordhof	....	builder
Bas Peeters	....	weapon designer
Francesca Runting	....	sculptor
Mirjam Smit	....	off-set art department assistant
Jeff Spieker	....	off-set art department runner
Steven van Couwelaar	....	set dresser
Esmee Van der Hoop	....	on-set dresser intern
Thomas van Gaalen	....	off-set art department assistant
Raimond van Soest	....	storyboard artist
Marleen van Wijgerden	....	painter

Sound Department
Janneke Bekkema	....	assistant sound
Normann Büttner	....	foley mixer
Jörg Elsner	....	foley editor
Jaap Jellema	....	adr mixer
Bas Lookman	....	sound
Ferry de Pater	....	adr & dialogue editor
Peter Warnier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Warnier	....	supervising sound editor
Arno Willemstein	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Roland Goddijn	....	special effects technician
Robert Seepers	....	special effects technician
Nick van Leeuwen	....	special effects assistant
Edward Wiessenhaan	....	special effects foreman
Harrie Wiessenhaan	....	special effects supervisor
Rick Wiessenhaan	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Harry Arling	....	modeler
Harry Arling	....	texturer
Bastiaan Hooimeijer	....	lead/supervising animator
Dennis Kleyn	....	visual effects supervisor
Peter Pankras	....	modeler
Peter Pankras	....	texturer
Synco Schölvinck	....	maps designer
Albert van Vuure	....	compositor
Martin Venema	....	3D producer

Stunts
Willem de Beukelaer	....	stunt supervisor
Nicolas de Pruyssenaere	....	stunt performer
Marco Maas	....	stunt double
Paul Phillips	....	stunts
Ronald Schuurbiers	....	stunt coordinator
Ronald Schuurbiers	....	stunt double
Ron Sleeswijk	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Aston	....	key grip: Australia
Bettiena Bekkema	....	video assist operator
Mark de Blok	....	Steadicam operator
Daan Dillo	....	grip
Jeroen During	....	focus puller
Thomas Kool	....	best boy
Ken Moffatt	....	gaffer
Lilian Philipsen	....	video assist operator
Niels Roosendaal	....	clapper loader
Michel Stevens	....	gaffer
Guido Zoon	....	lighting directer
Joost Zwanenburg	....	lighting assistant

Casting Department
Judith Hulsbosch	....	casting assistant
Betty Post	....	casting

Editorial Department
John Thorborg	....	colorist

Other crew
Duncan Jones	....	location manager
Deborah Wilde	....	production accountant
Hilde Woudstra	....	continuity

Thanks
Marc van der Bijl	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Bridge Entertainment Group
• Katholieke Radio Omroep (KRO)

Distributors

• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Free Dolphin Entertainment (2009) (France) (DVD)
• Ketnet (2009) (Belgium) (TV)

Special Effects

• Planet X F/X (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Warnier Studio Amsterdam  dolby mastering
• Warnier Studio Amsterdam  sound post-production
• Warnier Studio Amsterdam  sound re-recording

Runtime:

Netherlands:135 min

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Netherlands:9

Filming Locations:

Australia

Company:

Bridge Entertainment Group

Trivia:

Director Cameo: [Steven de Jong]2 short appearances as the father of Hajo

Goofs:

Factual errors: Potatoes from the Americas reached Europe (Spain) in the middle of the 16th century. People were insecure of the plant because the berries are poisonous. It did not belong to the staple diet early in the 17th century (1618).

Soundtrack:

Pak maar m'n hand

An entertaining adventure of three friends in the Age of Sail

"De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe" ("The ship-boys of Bontekoe") is an entertaining adventure of three boys who travel to the East-Indies and back in the 17th century. The movie takes you to Batavia with all kinds of adventures on the way, and it shows that you can achieve anything if you really want to. The main characters Hajo, Padde and Rolf also show that friendship makes you stronger. The journey of Bontekoe really did happen, but the story of the boys is fiction. The movie is based on a Dutch youth-adult novel by Johan Fabricius, a popular book ever since it was first published in 1924. Although everyone in Holland knows the plot of the story, the movie is still very entertaining because of the acting by the main characters. Especially Billy Zomerdijk plays a admirably clumsy Padde, who did not really wanted to go to sea. The film crew was able to use the replica of the Batavia, a ship of the same period, and together with all kinds of anecdotal incidents, the feeling of see travel in those days is convincingly visualized.

A must see for every boy and girl who wants to see the book in action, and for everyone who is fond of the Age of Sail.