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De Toeslagenaffaire (2024)

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Show title: De Toeslagenaffaire

IMDb score: 7,7 (274)

Episodes: 3

Playing time: 2 hour and 21 minutes

Developed by: Alma Popeyus and Hein Schütz

Stars: Genelva Lo-Kioeng-Shioe, Iliass Ojja and Chiem Vreeken

Origin: Netherlands

Releasedate: Thursday 21 November 2024

First aired on: NPO 1 (Nederland)

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De Toeslagenaffaire plot

The lives of Kysia, Rayan and their two young children seem sunny and carefree. Until a tax letter from the Benefits department arrives on the mat. It is the start of a nightmare that will disrupt their entire existence. The tough 'all or nothing' approach does not leave everyone within the Tax and Customs Administration cold. Dennis, initially a fanatic in combating fraud, is increasingly tormented by remorse. When Dennis, a new father himself, is directly confronted with the damage his work is causing, he can no longer remain on the sidelines. In the meantime, the media and politics are starting to stir and the scandal threatens to come out.

Episodes Season 1 (2024)

  1. 1. Caf-Cowboys

    21 November 2024 (46 minutes)

  2. 2. Alles of Niets

    28 November 2024 (46 minutes)

  3. 3. Zwarte Lijsten

    5 December 2024 (49 minutes)

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An exceptionally impressive series about a well-known scandal. I watched the 3 episodes in a row and despite what was already known, I was struck by the inhumane actions of the tax authorities and the authorities, and the consequences for the families who were affected by this. It is completely incomprehensible how inhumane the authorities acted here. I also got a kind of Big Brother is watching you feeling about how things were handled at the tax authorities. Very convincing and realistically portrayed in this film adaptation.

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Sympathetic subject, but mediocre execution. I don't understand why 'The Allowance Affair' (2024) reduces such a complex subject to just three episodes. A few years ago you had the docuseries 'Schuldig' (2016) about abuses in debt relief and the social taboo on poverty. It works so much better to portray the complexity of people if you take the time to zoom in on their motivations, ambitions and dreams. First the person and only then the gaps in the system. How different in 'The Allowance Affair' (2024) where everything is reduced to a schematic simplification full of good guys and bad guys. You don't really get to know any of the characters, and it leaves little room for nuance or contemplation. A screaming indictment that mainly casts our collective emotion in a predictable form.

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