Paramaribo Papers
Released: March 11, 2002Runtime: 94 minLanguage: NL
The notorious December killings in Surinam in the early eighties seem to be the starting point for the political thriller Paramaribo Papers. Largely shot in Surinam, this TV film tells about secret agent Robert Lipmann, who is ordered by the Dutch government to start a search for the disappeared journalist Kevin Poelgeest. The country is plagued by great agitation under the military regime of commander Raymond Markelo, who is forcefully thwarting the opposition. During his search, Lipmann meets Elvira, Kevin's sister who is having an affair with the commander. Like Lipmann, she is convinced that Kevin's supposed death involves a settlement in the drug scene. But then, important evidence pops up and the cause of Kevin's disappearance has to be regarded from quite a different perspective. Unknowingly, they head for the tragic events of 8 December 1982.
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Mark Rietman
as Lipmann, Robert
Daniella Mercelina
as Poelgeest - Elvira
Kenneth Herdigein
as Raymond, Markelo
Wilgo Baarn
as Twee, Jopie
Farida Van Den Stoom
as Twee, Cynthy
Hans Trentelman
as Van Bockel
Dennis Rudge
as Laagland, Frafra
Ruurt De Maesschalck
as Nagtzaam, Elias
Leslie De Gruyter
as Schaafsma
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as Claerhoudt, Ambassador
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