Emile Roemer - Tussen pieken en peilen

(2012)

Genres: Documentary

Year: 2012

Runtime: 55 мин

Country: Netherlands

Director: Coen Verbraak

Cast: Emile Roemer, Coen Verbraak, Jan Marijnissen, Ronald van Raak, Arjan Vliegenthart, Tiny Kox, Robin van der Velden, Maarten Hijink, Hans van Heijningen, Eric Smaling

Plot

Spring 2012: the SP is doing better than ever in the polls. The party stands at well over thirty seats. With that, Emile Roemer could very well become the new Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Director Coen Verbraak approaches the SP leader with the proposal to follow him as he prepares for the elections, which are likely to come in a year or two. Roemer says ‘yes’. For these could be historic times, both for his party and for the Netherlands. Two days after that meeting, the first Rutte cabinet falls, and everything accelerates rapidly. This documentary meticulously shows what happens from that moment on.