De Jacht op Meral Ö
| De Jacht op Meral Ö | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stijn Bouma |
| Written by | Stijn Bouma Roelof Jan Minneboo |
| Produced by | Koji Nelissen Derk-Jan Warrink |
| Starring | Dilan Yurdakul Gijs Naber Raymond Thiry |
| Cinematography | Mick van Dantzig |
| Edited by | Saskia Kievits |
Production company | Kepler Film |
| Distributed by | Paradiso Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Languages | Dutch Turkish |
De Jacht op Meral Ö is a Dutch drama film from 2024 about the Dutch childcare benefits scandal, directed by Stijn Bouma in his fiction directorial debut.[1] Bouma previously directed two documentaries about the victims of the scandal, Alleen tegen de Staat from 2021 and Sheila versus de Staat from 2023.[2][3] The film premiered on 2 September 2024 in De Balie in Amsterdam.[1] The film also played at the Film by the Sea film festival in Vlissingen.[4]
Premise
The Turkish-Dutch Meral tries to keep afloat with her two young daughters in Almere when the tax authorities unjustly demand an enormous repayment of €34,000 in child benefits.
Reception
The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from Dutch critics. Trouw called it a compelling drama about the childcare benefits scandal.[5] De Volkskrant gave the film four out of five stars,[6] while Dagblad van het Noorden gave it three stars out of four.[7] Renske Leijten, one of the whistleblowers of the childcare benefits scandal, praised how realistically the film depicted the scandal.[8]
References
- ^ a b c "De Jacht op Meral Ö." De Balie (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Nederlands Film Festival | Alleen tegen de Staat". filmfestival.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "2Doc: Sheila versus de Staat - Documentaires". HUMAN (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Jacht op Meral Ö., De". Film by the Sea (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ van de Graaf, Belinda (4 September 2024). "Recensie: 'De Jacht op Meral Ö.' ontpopt zich als een indringend drama over het toeslagenschandaal". Trouw (in Dutch). DPG Media. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Mazereeuw, Alex (4 September 2024). "'De jacht op Meral Ö.' is een (terecht) kwade film, die weinig probeert te vergoelijken". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). DPG Media. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ le Duc, Eric (4 September 2024). "Bruut overheidssysteem vermorzelt alleenstaande moeder | recensie ★★★☆☆ - Dagblad van het Noorden". DVHN (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ "Film gemaakt over toeslagenaffaire: 'Zou goed zijn als iedereen deze kijkt'". RTL (in Dutch). 4 September 2024. Retrieved 22 September 2024.