Kauwboy

2012 [DUTCH]

Drama

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 70%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 70% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 2472 2.5K

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Plot summary

A lively young boy befriends and attempts to raise an abandoned baby jackdaw unbeknownst to his choleric and disapproving father.

Director

Boudewijn Koole Photo
Boudewijn Koole

Top cast

Susan Radder Photo
Susan Radder as Yenthe
Loek Peters Photo
Loek Peters as Ronald
Ricky Koole Photo
Ricky Koole as July
Rick Lens Photo
Rick Lens as Jojo
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744.91 MB
1280*692
Dutch 2.0
NR
Subtitles ru  us  nl  dk  fi  de  no  sv  
24 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 4
1.49 GB
1920*1038
Dutch 5.1
NR
Subtitles ru  us  nl  dk  fi  de  no  sv  
24 fps
1 hr 21 min
Seeds 17

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by griz-259-175100 8 / 10

An original, well received movie

In an era when many movies are just re-hashes of other movies this little production distinguishes itself. Very watchable. Touching. Engaging. Real. Anyone who has known loss way too soon in life will identify. The lead actor has real talent. You quickly forget you're watching an actor, so natural is his performance. And the directing distinguishes itself as well. It's said never work with animals or children, or animal-like children (hey, he growls and bites!). But the performance coaxed out of this young talent is notable. And I can't imagine working with a bird was any easier. Kudos all around And please do watch it until the very end for a very special scene.
Reviewed by PoppyTransfusion 8 / 10

Grief, death, life and flames (major spoilers)

Reviewed by frankde-jong 8 / 10

Interesting for children and adults alike

The titel of "Kauwboy" is sort of a pun, because it sounds like cowboy. Originally I thought that the meaning of the title was chewing boy (to chew is "kauwen" in Dutch) because there was chewing gum in the clip I saw from the film. In reality however the meaning of the title is jackdaw boy because the main character (the 9 years old Jojo played by Rick Lens) is raising a young jackdaw he found after it fell out of his nest."Kauwboy" is a film that is of interest to children as well as adults. I think the children will focus on the storyline of raising the jackdaw while the adults will soon focus on the strained relationship between Jojo and his father.Jojo lives alone with his father and the position of the mother remains indistinct for a large part of the movie. The father easily loses his temper and when this happens it is Jojo that is keeping the peace. At such moments the father - son relationship is kind of reversed, like that in "Leave no trace" (2018, Debra Granik)."Kauwboy" was the first feature length movie of Boudewijn Koole. With "Beyond sleep" (2016) and "Disappearance" (2017) he proved himself to be one of the most productive contemporary Dutch directors. "Kauwboy" also was the debut for Rick Lens (born 2000) who plays the main character. His natural acting style, sometimes acting as a little boy sometimes forced to act well beyond his age, is crucial for the quality of the film.At the end of the movie the storylines of the jackdaw and the father - son relationship come together again in what in my view is a little forced happy end. The end of "Kes" (1969, Ken Loach), a film that combines the same themes as "Kauwboy", was more natural but less happy.
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