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Rutte

2024 · 1 season

A calm, fly-on-the-wall look at political routine that rewards curiosity more than it stirs emotion.

Created by
Leonard Ornstein, Mattias Schut
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Mark Rutte, Jort Kelder, Alexander Pechtold
Overview
Mark Rutte is followed in his final months as prime minister. He looks back on more than 13 years of leadership and gives a rare glimpse behind the scenes. What do his busy days look like? How does he come to decisions? And what drives him? There are also conversations with (former) politicians and friends.

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Created by
Leonard Ornstein, Mattias Schut
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Mark Rutte, Jort Kelder, Alexander Pechtold
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • power
    • politics
    • identity
    • work
    • ambition
    Places
    • workplace
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight5

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary
    Created by
    Leonard Ornstein, Mattias Schut
    Starring
    Mark Rutte, Jort Kelder, Alexander Pechtold, Diederik Samsom, Lodewijk Asscher, Rita Verdonk, King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, Lodewijk Dekker
    Length
    1 seasons, 2 episodes, 43 min each
    Network
    Videoland
    Country
    Netherlands
    Languages
    Dutch

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