Movie: Erik or the Small Book of Insects

Top 5 Billed Cast

Jasper Oldenhof
Jasper Oldenhof

Erik Pinksterblom

Jörgen Raymann
Jörgen Raymann

Hommel

Lenette van Dongen
Lenette van Dongen

Leraar

Anne-Mieke Ruyten
Anne-Mieke Ruyten

Moeder

Yale Sackman
Yale Sackman

Rosalie

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    Erik is a Dutch ten year-old schoolboy who is studying insects at school, and gets shown and explained a bit about them by his kind and knowledgeable nature-loving grandfather, whose country estate is a good place to do so and turns out to have a book on insects, which allows Erik to pass for one night, rather like Alice in Wonderland, as a miniature man among thus giant-looking, talking insects, who discuss their and other species and their lives with him, mainly winged ones, such as bee, fly and wasp.

  • Release Date

    2004-12-09

  • Average

    5.1

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    Nederlands
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