In the Interests of the State
1997, Dutch. Directed by Theo van Gogh.
The Kourdic poet Ibrahim Aziz is suspected of being a member of the Kourdic Marxistic Leninistic Front and enlists the help of his lawyer Wies to receive political asylum in the Netherlands.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Dutch
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Cast & crew
- Theo van GoghDirector
- Marlies HeuerWies Pols-Den Dulk
- Esgo HeilBram Pols
- Tirtza van MentsCast
- Dino van EssenCast
- Yoka BerrettyMevrouw Den Dulk
- Bata Miodrag MilojevicAziz Aydin
- Ergün ŞimşekErdogan Kaya
- Cas EnklaarJo de Roo
- Carol van HerwijnenKarel van Dam
- Jack WoutersePipo
- Thomas AcdaRechercheur
- Piet DoedensNico Bruys
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1997
- Original title
- In het belang van de staat
- Country
- Netherlands
- Written by
- Tomas Ross
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In the Interests of the State runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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In the Interests of the State isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1997. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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If you liked In the Interests of the State, try The Neighbor in the Window, A Sister's Secret, Hello.
Who directed In the Interests of the State?
In the Interests of the State (1997) was directed by Theo van Gogh and stars Marlies Heuer, Esgo Heil, Tirtza van Ments.