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Partially staged documentary by Barbara den Uyl investigates the case of Hans Kok, the squatter who was found dead in an Amsterdam police cell in October 1985.
Top billed cast
Martijn OversteegenHans Kok
Pieter Van de Waterbeemd- Lex van Weeren
- Henk Kersting
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