De val van Aantjes

A Dutch television drama reconstructing the scandal surrounding Willem Aantjes, a prominent Christian political leader whose wartime past as a member of the Germaanse SS came to light in 1978. The production traces how historian Aad Leerintveld's meticulous archival research uncovered evidence that shattered Aantjes's carefully maintained reputation and ultimately forced him to resign from public life. The fallout is examined through the perspectives of those close to the affair, revealing the human and political consequences of the revelation.