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The Story of The Netherlands

2022 · 4 seasons

A calm, instructive journey through time, blending re-enactments with expert commentary to make the past feel tangible and personal.

Genres
Documentary
Starring
Daan Schuurmans, Ronald Kalter, Stijn Verbeek
Overview
The Story of the Netherlands tells the story of the country we live in, from the moment the first inhabitants settled there. Never before has our history, and how it has made us who we are today, been made tangible in this way. The project consists of a 10-part television series for NPO 1, with Daan Schuurmans as narrator.

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Genres
Documentary
Starring
Daan Schuurmans, Ronald Kalter, Stijn Verbeek
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • memory
  • power
  • survival
  • family
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Starring
Daan Schuurmans, Ronald Kalter, Stijn Verbeek, Thomas Cammaert, Lynn Stroo, Daniël Knegt, Afke Berger, Wouter linmans
Length
4 seasons, 30 episodes, 50 min each
Network
NTR, NPO 1, NPO Start
Languages
Dutch

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