text=Family Feature Film, 95 mins. Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom 2004

Lepel is an adventures family feature about the nine-year old boy Lepel. After the mysterious disappearance of his parents, his mean grandmother Koppenol takes care of him. She uses him as a servant.One day, when Lepel  sees the change, he flees and hides out in a local department store. He becomes friends with the tough girl Pleun, who secretly lives behind the sweaters. Lepel and Pleun get help from Max, the friendly shop assistant who is secretly in love with miss Broer, the shop manageress. Max and Pleun draw up a plan which they hope to find Lepel* s parents. Throughout their search miss Broer gets involved in their conspiracy unwanted.But Koppenpol doesn*t give up Lepel that easily. Together with Lepel\\\' s schoolmaster Bijts she tries to get him back.The department store is no longer save for Lepel during the day. Luckily he has Pleun, who sees he stayes out of the claws of Koppenol and helps him to find his parents.Filmed on location in Thuringia (Weimar, Gera)

CAST: Joep Truijen, Neeltje de Vree, Carice van Houten, Barry Atsma, Loes Luca
DIRECTOR: Willem van de Sande Bakhuyzen 
SCREENPLAY: Mieke de Jong
DIRECTOR PHOTOGRAPHY: Guido van Gennep
PRODUCER: Joost de Vries, Leontine Petit - Lemming Film 
CO-PRODUCER: Oliver Damian - Egoli Tossell Film Leipzig GmbH
Chris Curling - Zephyr Films London
SUPPORTED BY: MDM / Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung