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.
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Directed by | André van Duren |
Produced by | Hans de Weers |
Music by | Mark van Platen |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
Countries | Belgium Netherlands |
Language | Dutch |
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...