De Brief voor Sinterklaas

De Brief voor Sinterklaas
Film poster
Directed by	Lucio Messercola
Written by	Trui van de Brug Martijn van Nellestijn Lucio Messercola
Produced by	Martijn van Nellestijn Mark van Roon Marcella Westen
Cinematography	Goof de Koning
Production company	Messercola Drama
Distributed by	Paradiso Entertainment
Release date	9 October 2019 (2019-10-09) (Netherlands)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

De Brief voor Sinterklaas (Dutch for: The Letter for Sinterklaas) is a 2019 Dutch film directed by Lucio Messercola.[1]

Plot

Sinterklaas is in need of more Black Petes (Zwarte Pieten) to assist him with the annual feast of Sinterklaas. He decides to hold auditions to recruit more Black Petes during a "Black Pete day" ("Pietendag"). Sem sends a letter to Sinterklaas hoping to become a Black Pete but Mammie and Huibert Jan are plotting to sabotage the day.

Cast

• Bram van der Vlugt as Sinterklaas
• Pamela Teves as Mammie
• Edo Brunner as Huibert Jan
• Lieke van Lexmond as Anna
• Bo Burger as Sem
• Jelle de Jong as David
• Erik de Vogel as himself
• Chris Tates as Hugo Hogepief
• Wesley Mutsaars as Paco Post
• Martijn van Nellestijn as Postbode
• Roel Dirven as Carlo Cadeaux
• Maaike Bakker as Patty Pepernoot
• Aad van Toor as Adriaan
• Joshua Albano as Benny Taai Taai
• Aaron Groeneveld as Vrachtpiet
• Jimmy van Schaik as Dex

Production

Filming concluded on 7 March 2019.[2] One of the filming locations for the film was the Dutch town of Purmerend.[2]

References

1. "Bram van der Vlugt nog eenmalig als Sinterklaas te zien in speelfilm" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
2. "Lieke van Lexmond en Aad van Toor in Sinterklaasfilm" (in Dutch). Telegraaf. 7 March 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.

External links

• De Brief voor Sinterklaas at IMDb