King of the Wanderers
A captivating adventure in which 11-year-old Meissy discovers the colorful life of her father and his friends on the streets.
The opening film of Cinekid Festival 2025! Meissy is overjoyed when her father reappears in the city after years of absence. Against her mother’s wishes, she secretly seeks him out and becomes enchanted by his vibrant wanderer’s life, full of imagination, origami cranes, and extraordinary encounters. King of the Wanderers is an important film that, in a playful and lighthearted way, makes urgent themes such as homelessness, poverty, and mental vulnerability accessible and open to discussion for children, while also showing that people without homes are, above all, people just like anyone else.
Times & Tickets
- Saturday 18 October10:15 - 11:51Zaal 4
- Sunday 19 October12:15 - 13:51Zaal 3
- Monday 20 October14:30 - 16:06Zaal 3
- Tuesday 21 October15:00 - 16:36Zaal 5
- Wednesday 22 October12:30 - 14:06Zaal 5
- Thursday 23 October15:15 - 16:51Zaal 3
- Friday 24 October11:30 - 13:06Zaal 3
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Credits
- Original titleKoning van de Zwervers
- CategoriesFilm, Live-action
- TypeLive-action
- Age7+
- Production countryNetherlands, The
- Year2025
- Duration87 min
- Spoken languageDutch
- CompetitionBest Dutch Children's Film Competition
- DirectorJanne Schmidt
- ScreenwriterEveline Hagenbeek
- ProducerLuc Schinkel
- ActorsNiyara da Rocha Pereira, Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, Jeylan Shafahi, Ward Kerremans