De dag dat Fortuyn won (2012)
On March 6, 2002, Pim Fortuyn, as leader of Leefbaar Rotterdam, achieved a resounding victory in the municipal elections in the city on the Maas. Nationally, Fortuyn would instantly secure eighteen parliamentary seats; the political landscape had been permanently changed by him. March 6, 2002, concluded with a now-historic television debate between Pim Fortuyn and Ad Melkert, among others, moderated by Paul Witteman. What exactly happened behind the scenes surrounding the key players Fortuyn and Melkert? Confidants of the leading figures of that time tell their story. Moderator Paul Witteman also looks back on the debate.
Director: Roy Ferwerda
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Pieter Jan Hagens as Self - Presenter |
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Paul Witteman as Self |
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Jack de Vries as Self |
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João Varela as Self |
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Marco Pastors as Self |
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Bram Peper as Self |
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Ronald Sørensen as Self |
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Susan Baart as Self |
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Philip van Veller as Self |
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Jan 't Hooft as Self |
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Jaap Roepius as Self |
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Dries Mosch as Self |
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Eva Kuit as Self |
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Ruud Koole as Self |
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Pim Fortuyn as Self (archive footage) |
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Ad Melkert as Self (archive footage) |
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Jan Peter Balkenende as Self (archive footage) |
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Paul Rosenmöller as Self (archive footage) |
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Hans Dijkstal as Self (archive footage) |
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Thom de Graaf as Self (archive footage) |
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Ivo Opstelten as Self (archive footage) |
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Wim Kok as Self (archive footage) |
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Henk van Dorp as Self (archive footage) |
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Rob Trip as Self (archive footage) |
| Crew | Mark Glastra van Loon | Cinematography |
| Crew | Goof de Koning | Cinematography |
| Sound | Marcel van Stralendorff | Sound |
| Sound | Pierre Kiljan | Sound |
| Editing | Mannes van der Burg | Editor |
| Production | Jaap Schaap | Producer |
| Directing | Roy Ferwerda | Director |
| Production | Jaïr Ferwerda | Researcher |