Winky's Horse

Winky's Horse
Theatrical release poster
Directed byMischa Kamp
Screenplay byTamara Bos
Based onWinky en het paard van Sinterklaas
by Tamara Bos
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyLennert Hillege
Edited bySander Vos
Music byJohan Hoogewijs
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • 12 October 2005 (2005-10-12) (Netherlands)
  • 26 October 2005 (2005-10-26) (Belgium)
Running time
95 minutes
CountriesNetherlands
Belgium
LanguagesDutch
Chinese
Box office$3.2 million

Winky's Horse (Dutch: Het Paard van Sinterklaas) is a 2005 Dutch-Belgian Sinterklaas drama film directed by Mischa Kamp, produced by Burny Bos and written by Tamara Bos, based on her 2002 book Winky en het paard van Sinterklaas. The film follows Winky Wong, who develops a fascination with horses amist her struggles with her family immigrating from China to the Netherlands, When she hears about the arrival of Sinterklaas, she decides to get one from him this season.

The film was released in the Netherlands by Warner Bros. Pictures on 12 October 2005 and received a re-release the following year. The film received positive reviews from critics and won multiple award nominations and wins, it won a Golden Calf award for Best Script of a Feature Film and the film received a Golden Film for 100,000 visitors.

A sequel, Where Is Winky's Horse?, was released in 2007.

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