Paramaribo Papers

5.7
20021h 34m

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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Photo of Mark Rietman

Mark Rietman

Robert Lipmann

Photo of Kenneth Herdigein

Kenneth Herdigein

Markelo Raymond

Photo of Hans Trentelman

Hans Trentelman

Van Bockel

Photo of Dennis Rudge

Dennis Rudge

Frafra Laagland

Photo of Ruurt de Maesschalck

Ruurt de Maesschalck

Elias Nagtzaam

Photo of Mike Libanon

Mike Libanon

Barbusse

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