De Jacht op Meral Ö
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Directed byStijn Bouma
Written byStijn Bouma
Roelof Jan Minneboo
Roelof Jan Minneboo
Produced byKoji Nelissen
Derk-Jan Warrink
Derk-Jan Warrink
StarringDilan Yurdakul
Gijs Naber
Raymond Thiry
Gijs Naber
Raymond Thiry
| De Jacht op Meral Ö | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Stijn Bouma |
| Written by | Stijn Bouma Roelof Jan Minneboo |
| Produced by | Koji Nelissen Derk-Jan Warrink |
| Starring | Dilan Yurdakul Gijs Naber Raymond Thiry |
| Cinematography | Mick van Dantzig |
| Edited by | Saskia Kievits |
Production company | Kepler Film |
| Distributed by | Paradiso Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Languages | Dutch Turkish |
De Jacht op Meral Ö is a Dutch drama film from 2024 about the Dutch childcare benefits scandal, directed by Stijn Bouma in his fiction directorial debut.[1] Bouma previously directed two documentaries about the victims of the scandal, Alleen tegen de Staat from 2021 and Sheila versus de Staat from 2023.[2][3] The film premiered on 2 September 2024 in De Balie in Amsterdam.[1] The film also played at the Film by the Sea film festival in Vlissingen.[4]
The Turkish-Dutch Meral tries to keep afloat with her two young daughters in Almere when the tax authorities unjustly demand an enormous repayment of €34,000 in child benefits.
