"It was a kind of flywheel that you set in motion; I couldn't turn back at all," says Hans van Mierlo in the film about his political career. That career began in 1966 when he founded the political party D66 with a number of like-minded individuals. Clearly visible from the editorial office of the Algemeen Handelsblad on the Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal in Amsterdam, the unrest was crowing, fueled by Provo. The pillar society, which had kept the Netherlands afloat for so long, was no longer adequate. That was his analysis, and a much more direct democracy would have to take its place.

Genres

Cast

Hans van Mierlo

Self

Remco Campert

Self

Norbert Schmelzer

Self

Hans Dijkstal

Self

Joop den Uyl

Self (archive footage)

Mies Bouwman

Self (archive footage)

Boris Dittrich

Self (archive footage)

Hans Wiegel

Self (archive footage)

Ruud Lubbers

Self (archive footage)

Wim Kok

Self (archive footage)

Ferry Mingelen

Self (archive footage)

Yasser Arafat

Self (archive footage)