TV series

Wat is nou...

1997–1998 · 1 season

A thoughtful, talky documentary that quietly pokes at everyday words, making you reconsider ideas you thought you understood.

Created by: Frans Bromet, Peter van Ingen
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Frans Bromet, Peter van Ingen

Overview: A series of reports by program makers Peter van Ingen and Frans Bromet. They head out together, both armed with a camera; using questions, they attempt to uncover the meaning of concepts that are frequently heard in society but often thought-out. To reinforce their questions, they film each other, exactly as they interview their guests.

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Created by: Frans Bromet, Peter van Ingen
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Frans Bromet, Peter van Ingen

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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
media
politics
morality
education
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	0
Horror	0
Humour	3
Realism	10
Romance	0
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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