Winky's Horse

Winky's Horse
Winky's Horse
	Het paard van Sinterklaas
Directed by	Mischa Kamp
Screenplay by	Tamara Bos
Produced by	Burny Bos; Hilde De Laere; Kim Klaase; Michiel de Rooij; Sabine Veenendaal
Starring	Ebbie Tam; Aaron Wan; Hanyi Han
Cinematography	Lennert Hillege
Edited by	Sander Vos
Music by	Johan Hoogewijs
Production; companies	Bos Bros. Film & TV Productions; MMG Film & TV Production
Release date	12 October 2005;
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Languages	Dutch; Chinese

Winky's Horse (Dutch: Het paard van Sinterklaas) is a 2005 Dutch children's film. It was released in the Netherlands on 12 October 2005 and received a re-release the following year. Winky's Horse received multiple award nominations and wins, and screenwriter Tamara Bos won a Golden Calf award for Best Screenplay of a Feature Film. The film also received a Golden Film for 100,000 visitors.

A sequel, Where Is Winky's Horse?, was released in 2007.

Plot[]

Winky (Ebbie Tam) and her mother (Hanyi Han) have recently traveled from China to the Netherlands in order to join Winky's father (Aaron Wan). The move is not entirely smooth, as Winky has to learn to speak Dutch while also experiencing some culture shock due to the differences between the two countries. She finds some solace with her neighbors Oom Siem (Jan Decleir) and Tante Cor (Betty Schuurman), as they own an old horse that Winky instantly adores.

However when her beloved horse dies, Winky is heartbroken and decides that she must have another horse in her life—even if she must appeal to St. Nicholas (also played by Decleir) to accomplish this.

Cast[]

as Winky Wong
as Vader Winky
as Moeder Winky
Jan Decleir as Oom Siem & Sinterklaas (St. Nicholas)
Betty Schuurman as Tante Cor
Mamoun Elyounoussi as Samir
Sallie Harmsen as Sofie
Peter Bolhuis as Vader Sofie
Anneke Blok as Juf Sigrid
as Maaike
as Moeder Maaike
as Broer Maaike
as Nils
as Cas
as Joris
Romano as Amerigo

Reception[]

Variety wrote a positive review but stated "Kidpic 'Winky's Horse' reps a delightful girl-meets-horse story, aimed at tiny tots. Despite its charms, this Holland-set Christmastime fable will have a rough ride finding offshore buyers, even if redubbed for export, given its intensely Dutch frame of reference."^[1] DVD Verdict was mixed in their review, as they felt that "It's not a magical tale of whimsy and magical whimsical magic, but it is a sweet slice of character drama. Little Ebbie Tam is a sweetheart who is in nearly every scene which gives her plenty to do, but she's up to it. Of course the overwrought dubbing detracts from the effectiveness—a good amount actually—but my, what a smile!"^[2]

References[]

^ Felperin, Leslie (5 March 2006). "Review: 'Winky's Horse'". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
^ Johnson, David. "Winky's Horse (review)". DVDVerdict.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

External links[]

Het Paard van Sinterklaas at IMDb

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[1] Felperin, Leslie (5 March 2006). "Review: 'Winky's Horse'". Variety. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

[2] Johnson, David. "Winky's Horse (review)". DVDVerdict.com. Retrieved 16 November 2015.

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