Under the spell of the bomb

Under the spell of the bomb (2021)

Documentary

Documentary about whistleblower Frits Veerman, who in the 1970s exposed the nuclear espionage at Urenco in which his Pakistani colleague Abdul Khan smuggled nuclear data out of the country. He was fired and fought for 40 years for rehabilitation. Frans Bromet examines the moral compass of the headstrong whistleblower in the politically shadowy and high-profile espionage scandal. Bromet wants to understand what underlies years of backroom politics, an intelligence agency that refuses to grant access to the file, and international interests that apparently prevail over the protection of an observant citizen by his government. The fact that the Dutch State takes no responsibility in this matter weighs heavily, literally and figuratively, on Veerman. The threat of a nuclear bomb remains real. Will a potential rehabilitation offer the satisfaction he has been waiting for forty years?

Director: Frans Bromet

Casts

	Frans Bromet as Self
	Frits Veerman as Self
	Abdul Qadeer Khan as Self (archive footage)
	Ronald van Raak as Self
	Anja Hoffmans as Self
	Harry van Bommel as Self
	Liesbeth van Tongeren as Self (archive footage)
	Kajsa Ollongren as Self
	Ruud Lubbers as Self (archive footage)
	David E. Sanger as Self (archive footage)
	George W. Bush as Self (archive footage)
	Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage)
	Jimmy Carter as Self (archive footage)
	Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
	Fidel Castro as Self (archive footage)
	Nikita Khrushchev as Self (archive footage)
	Muammar Gaddafi as Self (archive footage)
	Kim Il-sung as Self (archive footage)

Crew