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THE JUDGEMENT

DE VEROORDELING

By Sander BURGER

BIND - as PROD

True Story - Completed 2020

TV journalist Bas Haan creates his own monster when, in his investigation into a murder case. A media-smear campaign is the result of his TV report. Disconcerted by this 'trial by media' Bas decides to fight the conspiracies with the facts. But to his frustration the image is stronger than reality.

- Year of production
- 2020
- Genres
- True Story, Crime, Drama
- Countries
- NETHERLANDS
- Languages
- DUTCH
- Budget
- 1 - 3 M$
- Duration
- 120 mn
- Director(s)
- Sander BURGER
- Writer(s)
- Bert BOUMA, Sander BURGER
- Cast
- Fedja VAN HÛET, Yorick VAN WAGENINGEN, Lies VISSCHEDIJK
- Producer(s)
- Joram WILLINK (BIND), Piet-Harm STERK (BIND)
- Synopsis
- Television journalist Bas Haan creates his own monster when, in his investigation into the Deventer murder case, he is increasingly drawn into the camp of those who accuse 'the handyman' of murder. A media-smear campaign is the result of his TV report which turns the life of 'the handyman' and his wife into a true nightmare. Disconcerted by this 'trial by media' Bas decides to fight the conspiracies with the facts, but to his frustration the image is stronger than reality. He goes to extremes to get the truth out: has anyone been wrongly accused by the judges or is there an innocent victim?
  
  This story shows how long before Trump, in the Netherlands too, public opinion can be captured by lies and how journalism struggles with this. An insight that is now more important than ever
  
  #fakenews
  
  Besides the true crime and the political conspiracy, this film brings the element of the how and what of fake news. With it’s possible devastating effect on individual lives.
  A journalistic investigation thriller in the tradion of The Insider, Spotlight, All the presidents men.
  Cast: Fedja van Huet (Oscar foreign language film), Yorick van Wageningen (The Girl with dragon Tatoo by David Fincher)