
Fourteen-year-oldShabuisagood-natured,creative,andstreet-smartboyfromthesouthofRotterdam.Whenhewreckshisgrandmother’scaronajoyride,hiswholefamilyisangrywithhim.HehasasummertomakeamendsbeforehisgrandmotherreturnsfromavacationinSuriname.<br/> Hismothersuggestsheshouldsellpopsiclestopayforthedamage,butthatwouldhardlygethimveryfar.Sohecomesupwithanothersolutionwhichwillallowhimtocombinemoneymakingwithhismusicaltalentandthepleasuresofasultrysummer.Willhesucceedinmakinghisfamily—andinparticularhisgrandmother—proudofhimagain?<br/> “I'malittleboyfromPeperklip”ishowShabudescribeshimself,referringtothefamous(andinfamous)buildinginthesouthofRotterdamwherehegrewup.Thefilm’svibrantstoryandplayfuleditingaccentuatethecontradictionsofteenagelife:unpolishedwhenlifeistough,andbuffedupwhenitneedstoshine.Afunnyandtouchingfilmaboutaboywholooksbiggerthanheis,andabouttakingresponsibilityforyouractions.