No film-maker has ever before been given permission to follow a Dutch election campaign with the camera. On the basis of a few contractual conditions, film-maker Niek Koppen was given a glimpse into the 'kitchen' of the Labour Party election campaign in 1998. From the making of the publicity photos by Anton Corbijn to the celebration of the election victory on 6 May 1998. In the Prime Minister's residence, Koppen recorded how decisions were taken during intimate discussions, phone calls and meals. The film focuses on the arduous cooperation between the veterans Wim Kok and Jacques Wallage and the much younger campaign director Karin Adelmund. De keuken van Kok (Working for Labour) provides a picture of the emotions, ambitions, tactics and the ups and downs of a long and tiring process. (filmcommission.nl)
Niek Koppen
Director
Karin Adelmund
Hans Anker
Susan Baart
Tony Blair
Frits Bolkestein
Lennart Booij
Kees Boonman
Els Borst
Jaap De Hoop Scheffer
The Class of ‘9271%
In the Realms of the Unreal71%
Public Speaking70%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Boys State70%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
A Plastic Ocean75%
McQueen74%
Tricked: The Documentary61%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
As I Was Moving Ahead, Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty77%
Above Majestic73%
Directed by John Ford70%
Love, Marilyn66%
La revolución no será televisada77%
Night Will Fall76%
Champs63%
Harmontown66%
