A shooting accident in which a dutch police officer shoots a young Moroccan rapper creates polarization about the issue of racism among citizens of a multicultural society.
Direction
Ter Heerdt refuses to let anyone off the hook.
Acting
Janzen's cop is infuriatingly, humanly flawed.
Writing
Dialogue that sounds ripped from angry dinner tables.
Director
Albert Ter Heerdt
Chantal Janzen
Denise
Mimoun Oaïssa
Said el Mokhtari
Maryam Hassouni
Aaliyah
Mohammed Chaara
Marouan el Karoudi
Roeland Fernhout
Wouter
Hadewych Minis
Kim
Marcel Musters
Frank
Kees Boot
Hondenman
Jack Wouterse
Chiel
Henk Poort
Trainer Wim
Fockeline Ouwerkerk
Anita
Eva Duijvestein
Lisette
Mimoun Ouled Radi
Nordin
Abdembi Azzaoui
Jamal
Yahya Gaier
Ali
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during heated Dutch debates on integration, the film mirrors real cases like the 2005 Theo van Gogh aftermath. Director Ter Heerdt deliberately cast across ethnic lines to force on-set conversations that bled into performances.
The rap lyrics that get Marouan killed are performed by real Dutch-Moroccan artist Appa, whose own career faced police scrutiny. Art imitating life imitating death.
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