Whitey 1980
The second movie version, now in color, of Flemish (heimat-)author Ernest Claes' classical novel, titled after the nickname (Dutch 'the White', referring to a blond male) of the main character. The smart but naughty farmhands son's eternal mischief, pranks and disobedience drive his elders (especially teachers, family and father's grumpy employer, a rich farmer, but also neighbors and even the kind curate whose liturgical server he is) and classmates to despair in a time when a boy's punishment was still inevitable, swift and often severe; thus when his mother catches him skinny dipping she takes all his clothes home, forcing him to a long walk of shame, dreading dad's wrath all the way. This version also stresses the story's social and Flamingant aspects.
- Released: 1980-12-17
- Runtime: 106 minutes
- Genre: Drama
- Stars: Clerckx Eric, Willy Vandermeulen, Blanka Heirman, Paul-Emile Van Royen, Paul S'Jongers
- Director: Robbe De Hert, Ernest Claes, Fernand Auwera, Louis Paul Boon, Robbe De Hert
