The Purse Snatcher

(1995)

★ 6.5 IMDb · 6 votes

Genres: Drama, Family, Thriller

Year: 1995

Runtime: 96 мин

Country: Netherlands

Director: Maria Peters

Cast: Olivier Tuinier, Aus Greidanus Jr., Micha Hulshof, Myranda Jongeling, Jaap Spijkers, Ingeborg Uyt den Boogaard, Freark Smink, Renée Fokker, Marjan Luif, Jac. Goderie

Plot

Alex is very close to his elderly grandmother partly because his busy parents seem to have little or no time for him. One day he surprises two boys from his school leaving her house and is shocked to find her tied up inside – they have robbed her! Alex is sworn to secrecy as his gran is worried that her daughter will think her incompetent. This secret leads Alex into trouble as the two boys accost him in the street and bully him into becoming a pickpocket ("tasjesdief") for them, mugging old ladies. Alex learns how to deal with this situation in the end.