Pietje Bell, which attracted almost a million visitors to the cinemas around Christmas in 2002, has been under discussion since the age rating of the film was changed from ‘all ages’ to ’12 years and older’ after twenty years. This happened after Kijkwijzer, which monitors the age rating, had received several complaints that certain scenes in the film made children anxious. Pietje Bell, about a Rotterdam street urchin who experiences adventures, now has the same rating as recent action films such as No time to die or Spider Man.
After news of the new age rating hit the media, Nicam received a large number of new complaints from people who felt that the 12+ age rating was far too high a rating for a family film.
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