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200981 minPGdocumentary

Overstag

200981 minPGdocumentary

Sicco Mansholt, a key figure in Dutch social democracy, is examined through archival footage and interviews with family and political contemporaries.

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Louis van Gasteren,

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Sicco Mansholt, a key figure in Dutch social democracy, is examined through archival footage and interviews with family and political contemporaries.

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Louis van Gasteren

Louis van Gasterendirector

Joke Meermandirector

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Sicco Mansholt, a farmer and politician, is the focus of this documentary. Directed by Louis van Gasteren and produced with his wife Joke Meerman, the film features archival footage and interviews. Family members, colleagues, and former politicians such as Max Kohnstamm, Jan Pronk, and Hans van Mierlo share their insights. Mansholt, who lived from 1908 to 1995, was a prominent social democrat in the Netherlands. The film runs for 81 minutes and was released in 2009.

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