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Original Titles K

Koning van de Zwervers

English title: King of the Wanderers
German title: King of the Wanderers *
Netherlands, 2025

Director: Schmidt, Janne
Production company: The Media Brothers, BarraMedia, Caviar Film, KRO-NCRV
Age recommendation: 7 years and up
Length: 87 min.
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
11-year-old Meissy is overjoyed when her father reappears in the city after years of absence. Against her mother’s wishes, she secretly seeks him out and becomes enchanted by his vibrant wanderer’s life, full of imagination, origami cranes, and extraordinary encounters.

Comments:
In a playful and lighthearted way, the film makes urgent themes such as homelessness, poverty, and mental vulnerability accessible and open to discussion for children, while also showing that people without homes are, above all, people just like anyone else.

Contact for festival screenings: Renate Zylla, RZylla@arcor.de

Festivals:
Cinekid CFF Amsterdam 2025

World sales address/es:
Gusto (NL)

Sold to:
Gusto (NL)
Warsaw Film Foundation (PL)