De Brief voor Sinterklaas explained

De Brief voor Sinterklaas
Director:	Lucio Messercola
Producer:	Martijn van Nellestijn Mark van Roon Marcella Westen
Cinematography:	Goof de Koning
Studio:	Messercola Drama
Distributor:	Paradiso Entertainment
Runtime:	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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bram van der Vlugt nog eenmalig als Sinterklaas te zien in speelfilm. 8 March 2019. NU.nl. 7 June 2019. 7 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190607123325/https://www.nu.nl/film/5779692/bram-van-der-vlugt-nog-eenmalig-als-sinterklaas-te-zien-in-speelfilm.html. Dutch. live.
2. Web site: Lieke van Lexmond en Aad van Toor in Sinterklaasfilm. 7 March 2019. Telegraaf. 11 June 2019. 11 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190611202346/https://www.telegraaf.nl/entertainment/3258839/lieke-van-lexmond-en-aad-van-toor-in-sinterklaasfilm. Dutch. live.