The Little Shipowner

The Little Shipowner (1988)

February 14th, 19880h 55min

Family, Comedy, Drama
100%

Overview

A film made for television, based on the book of the same name by Libera Carlier. A Flemish family decides to spend the summer holidays on de Schelde. Father Janssen buys a second-hand boat and together with his wife and two sons he sets sail. What follows is a sequence of pleasant moments and disappointments, watched by the sceptical mother Janssen.


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