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Schedule

  • 07-10(Fri)13:30
    Busan Cinema Center Cinema 2
  • 07-12(Sun)13:20
    Korean Film Council

King of the Wanderers

King of the Wanderers

King of the Wanderers

  • Netherlands
  • 2025
  • 87min
  • Fiction
  • color
  • Kor - Eng Sub
  • +12
  • KP

Program Note

Selected as the opening film of the 2025 Cinekid Festival, this coming-of-age drama follows the relationship between a girl and her father, a homeless man living with schizophrenia whom she believes to be the King of the Streets. Told through a child's thoughtful perspective, the film brings warmth and humanity to subjects as weighty as homelessness and mental illness. Above all, the film never loses its sense of humor despite its weighty subject matter, offering a fine example of how children¡¯s cinema can be both meaningful and universally appealing. 

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Director

Janne Schmidt

Dutch drama and documentary director Janne Schmidt excels at portraying human vulnerability with authenticity, balancing social themes with emotion and humor. Her acclaimed shorts include <BALLS> and <GIRAFFE>, she has directed <BORN TO BE AN INFLUENCER> and <BACK IN TIME> for Videoland. Her first feature competed for the Golden Calf at the Netherlands Film Festival, and her theatrical debut <KING OF THE WANDERERS> opened the Cinekid Festival.


Credit

Editor
Fatih Tura
Music
Ruben De Gheselle
Cast
Niyara Da Rocha Pereira, Rienke van Anholt, Matthijs van de Sande Bakhuyzen, Fallon van der Meeren, Yootha Wong-Loi-Sing, Melissa Elzinga
Production Designer
Jazz Kuipers
Setdresser
Marc Hammel
Costumes
Ingrid Schagen
Kleding op set
Heather Renton
Hair & Make up artiest
Bonnie-Rae Hulsman
Hair & Make up assistent
Laura van Kolk, Noortje Braam
Post Production Supervisor
Jo Nijns
VFX Supervisor
Kris Janssens
Child casting
Madelief Blanken
Casting
Annemarie Heijerman, Josephine Moen
Contact
rzylla@arcor.de