De Kom's grandfather was a slave; as a child, he heard stories about what the white Dutch had done to the Black Surinamese during the time of slavery. Throughout his life, he resisted the stigma of inferiority. He was active in the anti-colonial movement, married a white Dutch woman, and, after his forced emigration to the Netherlands, joined the resistance in 1940–1945. Through the life story of Anton de Kom, aided by conversations with his children among others, an unknown part of the history of Suriname is told.
Frank Zichem
Director
Rudi F. Kross
Voice
Cees de Kom
Self
Ad de Kom
Self
Ton de Kom
Self
Judith Allard-de Kom
Self
Nel de Kom-Borsboom
Self (archive footage)
Above Majestic73%
Black Sheep72%
The Cheshire Murders65%
Sherman's March67%
Night Will Fall76%
McQueen74%
Sidney70%
The Class of ‘9271%
My Mom Jayne80%
The Carter Effect70%
Dawg Fight65%
Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story62%
21 Up74%
A Plastic Ocean75%
Trainwreck: The Real Project X59%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Directed by John Ford70%
Public Speaking70%
The Menendez Brothers72%
Love, Antosha74%
