Frans Weisglas

Reconstruction of the political drama around Ayaan Hirsi Ali that heralded the fall of the Dutch cabinet. A musical documentary on a subject close to all Dutch people: truth and lies in politics. The film exposes the motives surrounding the drama in which feminist activist and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali was accused of lying about her identity. In this political story we are also told the personal tale of the young girl Sadaf, who sought asylum years ago. THE LIE demonstrates the human side of Dutch politics, while revealing how Holland deals with the thorny immigration issue.

In the two-part documentary Mark vs. Rita, a picture is painted of the bitter power struggle between the two political heavyweights of the VVD. Party colleagues and acquaintances of Rutte and Verdonk speak in detail on television for the first time about what transpired in front of and behind the scenes.