Poor but happy, young Nello and his grandfather live alone, delivering milk as a livelihood, in the outskirts of Antwerp, a city in Flanders (the Flemish or Dutch-speaking part of modern-day Belgium). They discover a beaten dog (a Bouvier, a large sturdy dog native to Flanders) and adopt it and nurse it back to health, naming it Patrasche, the middle name of Nello's mother Mary, who died when Nello was very young. Nello's mother was a talented artist, and like his mother, he delights in drawing, and his friend Aloise is his model and greatest fan and supporter.

Directed by: Kevin Brodie
Written by: Kevin Brodie & Robert Singer
Release date: 1999-08-07
Runtime: 96 minutes
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Cast:
Jack Warden Jack Warden
Jehan 
Jesse James Jesse James
Young Nello 
Jon Voight Jon Voight
Michel 
Cheryl Ladd Cheryl Ladd
Anna 
Bruce McGill Bruce McGill
William 
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Also known as:
  • El amigo más fiel