Lily Was Here (film)

De Kassière
Directed by	Ben Verbong
Written by	Ben Verbong, Sytze van der Laan, Willem Jan Otten
Produced by	Chris Brouwer, Haig Balian
Music by	David A. Stewart
Distributed by	Movies film production
Release date	10 June 1989
Running time	112 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

De Kassière (The Cashier) is a 1989 Dutch film directed by Ben Verbong. The film was also released with the international title Lily was Here, and one song from the soundtrack by Candy Dulfer and Dave Stewart, was later released as a single - Lily Was Here.

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 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.

External links

• De kassière at IMDb