On March 6, 2002, Pim Fortuyn, as leader of Leefbaar Rotterdam, achieved a resounding victory in the municipal elections in the city on the Maas. Nationally, Fortuyn would instantly secure eighteen parliamentary seats; the political landscape had been permanently changed by him. March 6, 2002, concluded with a now-historic television debate between Pim Fortuyn and Ad Melkert, among others, moderated by Paul Witteman. What exactly happened behind the scenes surrounding the key players Fortuyn and Melkert? Confidants of the leading figures of that time tell their story. Moderator Paul Witteman also looks back on the debate.
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Pieter Jan Hagens
Self - Presenter
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Quicksand
Maestro
Paul Witteman
Self
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Podium Klassiek
Podium Witteman
Jack de Vries
Self
João Varela
Self
Marco Pastors
Self
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Triana
Zomer Draait Door, De
Bram Peper
Self
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24 uur met...
Ronald Sørensen
Self
Susan Baart
Self
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Working for Labour
Philip van Veller
Self
Jan 't Hooft
Self
Jaap Roepius
Self
Dries Mosch
Self
Roy Ferwerda Director · Mannes van der Burg Editor
First release March 6, 2012 · Produced in Netherlands
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AVRO
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Netherlands
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Dutch
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Dutch
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Netherlands · March 6, 2012
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