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Het jaar van Fortuyn

2022 · 1 season

A sober, talk-heavy political drama that follows a heated campaign with a sense of mounting tension and historical weight.

Created by
Nathan Vecht, Michiel van Jaarsveld
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Jeroen Spitzenberger, Ramsey Nasr, Fedja van Huêt
Overview
A chronicle of the tempestuous campaign trail rivalry between Labour Party leader Ad Melkert and flamboyant newcomer Pim Fortuyn, as they go head-to-head leading up to the Netherlands’ 2002 general elections.

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Created by
Nathan Vecht, Michiel van Jaarsveld
Genres
Drama, War & politics
Starring
Jeroen Spitzenberger, Ramsey Nasr, Fedja van Huêt
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • politics
    • power
    • ambition
    • media
    • identity
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • serialised
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism9
    Romance1
    Tension6
    Darkness5
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight6

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, war & politics
    Created by
    Nathan Vecht, Michiel van Jaarsveld, Pieter Bart Korthuis
    Written by
    Nathan Vecht, Pieter Bart Korthuis
    Starring
    Jeroen Spitzenberger, Ramsey Nasr, Fedja van Huêt, Carly Wijs, Jaap Spijkers, Frank Lammers, Thijs Römer, Teun Luijkx
    Length
    1 seasons, 5 episodes, 49 min each
    Network
    NPO 1
    Country
    Netherlands
    Languages
    Dutch

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