De Kassière is a 1989

1989 in film

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 Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 film

Film

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 directed by Ben Verbong

Ben Verbong

Ben Verbong is a Dutch film director and screenwriter. He has directed 18 films since 1981. His debut film The Girl with the Red Hair was entered into the 32nd Berlin International Film Festival.-Selected filmography:...

. The film was also released with the international title Lily was Here, and one song from the soundtrack by Candy Dulfer

Candy Dulfer

Candy Dulfer is a Dutch smooth jazz alto saxophonist who began playing at the age of six. She founded her band, Funky Stuff, when she was fourteen years old. Her debut album Saxuality received a Grammy Award nomination. Dulfer has released nine studio albums, two live albums, and one compilation...

 and Dave Stewart

David A. Stewart

David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...

, was later released as a single - Lily Was Here

Lily Was Here

"Lily Was Here" is a single, released in November 1989, from the soundtrack of the Dutch movie De Kassière.The main theme of the film was about Lily, who was the lead character in the movie and played by Marion van Thijn . David A...

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Plot

Teenager Lily works as a checkout girl at the local supermarket. She becomes pregnant, but before the child is born, the black father is attacked by skinheads and killed. Following his death, she flees to the city, where she soon finds herself under the wings of a pimp, Ted. Escaping Ted, she commences a one-woman spree of thefts, culminating in running from the police and the press. In the end, Lily must make a choice between freedom, and her baby.

Cast

• Marion van Thijn ...Lily
• Thom Hoffman ... Arend
• Coen van Vrijberghe de Coningh ... Ted
• Truus te Selle ... Lily's Mother
• Con Meyer ...Sjaak
• Monique van de Ven ...Midwife Conny
• Hans Kesting ... Piccolo
• Kees Hulst ... Emile

Background

• The film was largely recorded in Rotterdam.
• Marion van Thijn is the daughter of former mayor Ed van Thijn
  Ed van Thijn
  Eduard "Ed" van Thijn is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He served as a Member of the House of Representatives from February 23, 1967 until September 11, 1981. When Joop den Uyl became Prime Minister, Van Thijn became the Parliamentary leader in the House of Representatives,...
  
  of Amsterdam.
• The music for the film was composed by David A. Stewart, former member of the band Eurythmics.
• The title song, Lily was Here, reached first place in the Dutch charts and was a hit internationally. Candy Dulfer played the major saxophone pieces in the song..