Storm Bound

Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe (original title)

Johan Fabricius's ‘De Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe’, on which the film is based, is one of the best-selling Dutch books of all time. The story follows Hajo, the son of a drowned sailor, who – together with his slow-witted friend Padde – is allowed to sail as a ship's boy with skipper Bontekoe on the VOC ship Nieuw Hoorn, bound for the East Indies. On board they befriend the well-read and tough Rolf, whom Hajo looks up to like a brother.

Based on an idea by Klaas de Jong (from the book by Johan Fabricius)

Type

Feature film

Status

Released (2007)

Original title

Scheepsjongens van Bontekoe

Producer

Klaas de Jong/ Steven de Jong

Director

Steven de Jong

Screenplay

Mischa Alexander

Co-writer

Steven de Jong

Distributor

Bridge Entertainment Group

Broadcaster

KRO

Foreign sales

Danielle Raaphorst / Incredible Film

Theatrical release

22 November 2007

DVD release

19 February 2008

Cinema admissions

200,000 (Gold status)

DVD sales

140,000 units

First TV broadcast

1,200,000 viewers