HOLLAND GATE

Crew:

Line Producer: Jet van Schie
Junior Producer: Luni Jancoraite
Junior Producer/KRO-NCRV: Calle de Groot
Producer coach: Margreet Ploegmakers
Documentary Supervisor KRO/NCRV: Els van Driel
Producer KRO/NCRV: Gwen Kok
Co-Dir: Annemieke Ruggenberg
Director Fiction: Michael Leendertse
First AD: Laila Fantozzi
Second AD: Keven Rezkallah
Director Documentary: Joey Boink
Creative Director: Joost van Wijk
DOP Fiction: Marc de Meijer
1AC/FP: Eli van Cleef
2AC/DATA Handler: Rick Maasen
Creative Director: Joost van Wijk
Boom Operator: Tijs Leemans
Gaffer: Paul Wilens
Assistant Gaffer: Jason Mulder
DOP Documentary: Jeroen Klokgieter
Production Assistants: Fortunata Manenti, Lisa Danilkovych, Jop Vermeulen, Tijmen Spronk, Ward Koomen
Runners: Jop Vermeulen, Tijmen Spronk, Ward Koomen
Production Designer: Elsa Oskam
Art Builder: Klaas Koch
Art Set Dresser: Sterre Stek
Art Assistant Set Dresser: Linus Koch
Wardrobe: Carlijn Petermeijer
Wardrobe Assistant: Elisabeth Hammond
Make-up: Sha Vlijter
Trauma Coach: Gerdien Joosse
Location Manager Papier Fabriek: Rob Groener
Extras Manager: Arjan Boot
Behind the scenes photography: Ward Koomen

The Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021. The Dutch government underestimated the consequences and became mired in typically Dutch consensus politics. Only when the Taliban took Kabul did The Hague decide to begin evacuations.

A gap in the fence at the airport became the only route to safety. Who was evacuated, and who was left behind? How were the toughest decisions made in the heat of the moment? How could the Netherlands have been so surprised by the Taliban takeover? And how decisive were individuals during those days of collective panic?