The Hunt
Inspired by a true crime that gripped a whole nation for more than a decade. In the spring of 1999, the body of a 16-year-old girl was found on the outskirts of a small village in The Netherlands, next to an asylum seekers' center. ‘The Hunt’ depicts how the long and frustrating search for the perpetrator confronted the inhabitants and asylum seekers of this little Dutch town with xenophobia, racism, and bizarre and persistent conspiracy theories, fueled by social media. The crime remained unsolved for more than 12 years, until an unprecedented use of a large-scale DNA investigation finally solved the case.
Overview
Inspired by a true crime that gripped a whole nation for more than a decade. In the spring of 1999, the body of a 16-year-old girl was found on the outskirts of a small village in The Netherlands, next to an asylum seekers' center. ‘The Hunt’ depicts how the long and frustrating search for the perpetrator confronted the inhabitants and asylum seekers of this little Dutch town with xenophobia, racism, and bizarre and persistent conspiracy theories, fueled by social media. The crime remained unsolved for more than 12 years, until an unprecedented use of a large-scale DNA investigation finally solved the case.
Willem Bosch
Creator / EP
Pieter Kuijpers
Producer
Episodes
1. Fenna
Fenna is secretly in love with Jeroen, but he is with Anneke. But then Anneke is murdered and Fenna smells her chance, with a lie-in, to get as close to Jeroen as possible.
2. Dinie
When her husband throws himself into finding their daughter's killer, Dinie desperately searches for someone who understands her grief.
3. Kees
A year after the murder, mild-mannered mayor Kees tries to make the temporary asylum centre permanent. He is convinced that the villagers will understand after an information evening.
Cast & Crew
Eefje Paddenburg
Fenna Schepenaer
Aus Greidanus Jr.
Evert Schepenaer
Abke Haring
Inge Schepenaer
Richelle Plantinga
Anneke Boorsma
Mara van Vlijmen
Dinie Boorsma
Hans Kesting
Rinus Boorsma
