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Taking Chances (2011)

Genre : Drama, Family, War

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Nicole van Kilsdonk
Writer : Lotte Tabbers

Synopsis

Kiek is worried as her father works in a war zone. To lengthen the odds of her father getting hurt, she comes up with a strange and unique idea: she needs a dead dog and a dead mouse, because Kiek doesn't know one person who has a dead mouse, a dead dog and a dead father. Surely the odds against that are enormous?

Actors

Pippa Allen
Pippa Allen
Kiek
Johnny de Mol
Johnny de Mol
Thomas
Rifka Lodeizen
Rifka Lodeizen
Esmee
Ruben van der Meer
Ruben van der Meer
Hayo

Crews

Nicole van Kilsdonk
Nicole van Kilsdonk
Director
Marjolijn Hof
Marjolijn Hof
Novel
Lotte Tabbers
Lotte Tabbers
Screenplay
Jeroen de Bruin
Jeroen de Bruin
Director of Photography
Wouter Jansen
Wouter Jansen
Editor

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