Beelden van Piet Hein (2024)

Name: Beelden van Piet Hein
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2024-10-17T17:13:24+02:00
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Documentary | 69 minutes

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Genre: Documentary

Duration: 69 minuten

Alternative title: Elevating Piet Hein: The Monumental Myth of a Dutch Corsair

Country: Netherlands

Directed by: Tim Van den Hoff

Starst: Ahmed Aboutaleb, Gunay Uslu and Wim Pijpbes

Releasedate: 1 July 2024

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Beelden van Piet Hein plot

"Piet Hein, his name is small, his deeds are great. He has won the silver fleet." A song that used to be taught at school, because he was a folk hero for his conquest of the Spanish Silver Fleet. Nowadays, there is increasing criticism of him as part of the colonial system. What do we do with Piet Hein? Does he actually still deserve a statue? Or perhaps a higher pedestal? And what text should be on the accompanying sign? In this documentary, director Tim van den Hoff humorously exposes the discomfort that administrators struggle with while trying to care for their heritage.