Sinterklaas is back in the country, so it's high time for the annual "Great Gingerbread Baking Competition." Bakers from all over the country are vying for the title: Master Baker of the Year. Marco Marsepein is also determined to win, as he succeeds every year. His dearest grandmother's secret recipe has never let him down. But... this year, Bartus Bakker and his father are also vying for that coveted first place. The evil baking duo cunningly steals Marco's secret recipe and ruins his gingerbread dough. When Bartus Bakker wins the baking competition, Marco is utterly devastated. He decides to leave Sinterklaas's castle and return to his native Italy once and for all. But what would a great Sinterklaas celebration be without Marco Marsepein and his gingerbread?
Acting
Ron Boszhard's mustache-twirling evil baker dad energy.
Costume
Bartus Bakker's increasingly unhinged baking aprons.
Production
Sinterklaas castle sets that scream 'we spent the budget here.'
Director
Lucio Messercola
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sinterklaas films are a uniquely Dutch annual tradition, with this being the latest in a franchise that rivals Marvel for cinematic universe complexity — complete with recurring Piet characters and lore.
Giovanni Caminita (Marco) is actually Italian-Dutch, making his character's threatened return to Italy weirdly method. The speculaas recipe in the film? Completely fictional — don't try it at home.
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