Documentary about whistleblower Frits Veerman, who in the 1970s exposed the nuclear espionage at Urenco in which his Pakistani colleague Abdul Khan smuggled nuclear data out of the country. He was fired and fought for 40 years for rehabilitation. Frans Bromet examines the moral compass of the headstrong whistleblower in the politically shadowy and high-profile espionage scandal. Bromet wants to understand what underlies years of backroom politics, an intelligence agency that refuses to grant access to the file, and international interests that apparently prevail over the protection of an observant citizen by his government. The fact that the Dutch State takes no responsibility in this matter weighs heavily, literally and figuratively, on Veerman. The threat of a nuclear bomb remains real. Will a potential rehabilitation offer the satisfaction he has been waiting for forty years?
Frans Bromet
Director
Frans Bromet
Self
Frits Veerman
Self
Abdul Qadeer Khan
Self (archive footage)
Ronald van Raak
Self
Anja Hoffmans
Self
Harry van Bommel
Self
Liesbeth van Tongeren
Self (archive footage)
Kajsa Ollongren
Self
Ruud Lubbers
Self (archive footage)
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