Caught in a Drawing

Political cartoonist Ruben L. Oppenheimer does not shy away from confrontation. With his engaged drawings he stimulates the public debate. In addition to discussion, it also generates numerous threats, especially via social media. This leads to him being under police protection for some time. When he posted a drawing of Turkish President Erdogan on Twitter in 2017, the first death threats poured in. Freedom of expression is very dear to Oppenheimer and he is obsessed with his work, but where is the line? At what price is he willing to sacrifice his personal freedom for the sake of his artistic freedom?

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Credits

Director
Caroline Goeijers

Producer
Mira Mendel & Rene Mendel

Room
Jefrim Rothuizen
Caroline Goeijers

Sound
Sander the Brother

Additional sound
Benny Jansen
Dan Arens
Ton von der Mohlen
Fokke van Saane

Editor
Stephen Kamp

Assembly assistant
Sandra Ligtenberg

Composer
Nikolai Clavier

Sound design and mixing
James Oliver

Grading
Joel Sahuleka

Title design
Gijs Kuiper

Post production
Bart van den Broek
Jessica Akkermans
Naomi Polhaupessy

Production assistant
Vera Emons
Float Bolhuis

Executive producer
Nikki Thie

Final editing NTR
Diana Trump

Special thanks to:
Reuben Oppenheimer
Regina Oppenheimer
Burak
Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius
Jessica Valentine-English
Lulu

Thanks to:
Roermond Court, Renate Peters, Laurens Landeweerd, Laurens Herzdahl, Daan Grol, Jeroen Goeijers, Vasco Groeneveld, Pascale Luycks, Lois and Tara Goeijers,
This production was made possible with financial support from the NPO Fund
© Interakt Productions / NTR 2023

CREDITS