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Mariken (2000 film)

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Mariken
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAndré van Duren
Produced byHans de Weers
Music byMark van Platen
Release date
  • 2000 (2000)
Running time
92 minutes
CountriesBelgium
Netherlands
LanguageDutch

Mariken is a 2000 Dutch film directed by André van Duren. The screenplay is based on Peter van Gestel's children's book Mariken, an adaptation of the early sixteenth-century text Mariken van Nieumeghen.

Plot

The story is set in the Middle Ages. Mariken is an orphan who was raised by an old man and his goat in a forest. When the goat dies Mariken decides to go to town and buy a new one. On her way she comes across many people who are either sympathetic to her or want to do her harm...

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