The second movie version, now in color, of Flemish (heimat-)author Ernest Claes' classical novel, titled after the nickname (Dutch 'the White', referring to a blond male) of the main character. The smart but naughty farmhands son's eternal mischief, pranks and disobedience drive his elders (especially teachers, family and father's grumpy employer, a rich farmer, but also neighbors and even the kind curate whose liturgical server he is) and classmates to despair in a time when a boy's punishment was still inevitable, swift and often severe; thus when his mother catches him skinny dipping she takes all his clothes home, forcing him to a long walk of shame, dreading dad's wrath all the way. This version also stresses the story's social and Flamingant aspects.
Dec 1980
Madbouly works at Al-Basha mansion with his wife and two sons. Al-Basha has a playboy son named Mohsen who commits a murder and asks his father to find someone to take the fall instead of him. He negotiates with Madbouly to go to prison instead of Mohsen in exchange for money . Madbouly agrees and events escalate.
Oct 1975
