An assistant prosecutor zealously pursues a conviction in the case of a pediatric nurse accused of murdering her patients, but doubt arises when her evidence shows that the infants may have died of natural causes.
Acting
Schluter's restrained panic anchors every frame.
Direction
Van der Oest refuses easy villains.
Editing
Clinical cuts mirror institutional coldness.
Director
Paula van der Oest
Ariane Schluter
Lucia de Berk
Sallie Harmsen
Judith Jansen
Fedja van Huêt
Quirijn Herzberg
Barry Atsma
Jaap van Hoensbroeck
Annet Malherbe
Ernestine Johansson
Bas Keijzer
Peter
Marcel Musters
Detective Henk Bos
Isis Cabolet
Fabienne
Amanda Ooms
Cellmate Jenny
Marwan Kenzari
Detective Ron Leeflang
Fockeline Ouwerkerk
Joosje
Maartje Remmers
Antoinette
Jochum ten Haaf
Pathologist
Ad Knippels
Theo Bakker
Reinout Bussemaker
Judge Dresden
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on the real Lucia de Berk case, where Dutch courts initially dismissed statistical evidence of her innocence. She was fully exonerated in 2010 after serving six years.
The film sparked renewed debate in the Netherlands about prosecutorial immunity and the 'CSI effect'—juries expecting certainty where science offers probability.
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