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About
Poor but happy, young Nello and his grandfather live alone, delivering milk as a livelihood, in the outskirts of Antwerp, a city in Flanders (the Flemish or Dutch-speaking part of modern-day Belgium). They discover a beaten dog (a Bouvier, a large sturdy dog native to Flanders) and adopt it and nurse it back to health, naming it Patrasche, the middle name of Nello's mother Mary, who died when Nello was very young. Nello's mother was a talented artist, and like his mother, he delights in drawing, and his friend Aloise is his model and greatest fan and supporter.
Theatrical
Aug 27, 1999
Box Office
$2.2M
Budget
$7.0M
Return
0.3x
DVD / Blu-ray
May 6, 2003
Director
Writers
Producer
Music
Studio
Woodbridge Films
Cast
Full credits →J
Jack Warden
Jehan
J
Jeremy Kissner
Nello
J
Jesse James
Young Nello
Jon Voight
Michel
C
Cheryl Ladd
Anna
B
Bruce McGill
William
S
Steven Hartley
Cogez
A
Andrew Bicknell
Stephens
F
Farren Monet
Aloise
A
Antje De Boeck
Millie
M
Madylin Sweeten
Young Aloise
J
Jenny Tanghe
Gertrude
F
Fred Van Kuyk
Mayor
B
Bouli Lanners
Constable
J
Jaak Van Assche
Heckler
