Under the spell of the bomb
2021, Dutch. Directed by Frans Bromet.
Documentary about whistleblower Frits Veerman, who in the 1970s exposed the nuclear espionage at Urenco in which his Pakistani colleague Abdul Khan smuggled nuclear data out of the country. He was fired and fought for 40 years for rehabilitation. Frans Bromet examines the moral compass of the headstrong whistleblower in the politically shadowy and high-profile espionage scandal. Bromet wants to understand what underlies years of backroom politics, an intelligence agency that refuses to grant access to the file, and international interests that apparently prevail over the protection of an observant citizen by his government. The fact that the Dutch State takes no responsibility in this matter weighs heavily, literally and figuratively, on Veerman. The threat of a nuclear bomb remains real. Will a potential rehabilitation offer the satisfaction he has been waiting for forty years?
- Runtime
- 1h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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Cast & crew
- Frans BrometDirector
- Frans BrometSelf
- Frits VeermanSelf
- Abdul Qadeer KhanSelf (archive footage)
- Ronald van RaakSelf
- Anja HoffmansSelf
- Harry van BommelSelf
- Liesbeth van TongerenSelf (archive footage)
- Kajsa OllongrenSelf
- Ruud LubbersSelf (archive footage)
- David E. SangerSelf (archive footage)
- George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
- Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage)
Details
- Released
- 6 April 2021
- Original title
- In de ban van de bom
- Country
- Netherlands
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Under the spell of the bomb runs 82 minutes (1h 22m).
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Under the spell of the bomb isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 April 2021. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed Under the spell of the bomb?
Under the spell of the bomb (2021) was directed by Frans Bromet and stars Frans Bromet, Frits Veerman, Abdul Qadeer Khan.