Vergeet Mij Niet

2016, 82 minutes

‘De Verrekijker’ primary school in Katwijk provides education for some 150 children from the local reception centre for refugees. The inspired teachers’ ultimate challenge is to offer these children a safe haven and make their school days as ordinary as possible. At first glance, De Verrekijker looks like a normal Dutch primary school. However, the boys and girls are children of rejected asylum seekers. Headmaster Toon and the teachers do all they can to give them the best education. Yet each morning they worry if any pupil has been forced to leave the country. After a series of deportations it becomes increasingly difficult to provide the children with a safe haven. The situation escalates when a group of Syrian boys fleeing war arrive at the school.

At first glance, “De Verrekijker” looks like a normal Dutch primary school. However, the boys and girls are all children of rejected asylum seekers. Headmaster Toon and the teachers do all they can to give them the best education. Yet each morning they worry if any pupil has been forced to leave the country. After a series of deportations it becomes increasingly difficult to provide the children with a safe haven. The situation escalates when a group of Syrian boys fleeing war arrive at the schoolAt first glance, “De Verrekijker” looks like a normal Dutch primary school. However, the boys and girls are all children of rejected asylum seekers. Headmaster Toon and the teachers do all they can to give them the best education. Yet each morning they worry if any pupil has been forced to leave the country. After a series of deportations it becomes increasingly difficult to provide the children with a safe haven. The situation escalates when a group of Syrian boys fleeing war arrive at the school

 

Credits

Themes
Family, Migration and refugees, Police brutality, War and armed conflict, Youth and children's rights
Suitable for
havo/vwo - bovenbouw
havo/vwo - onderbouw
mbo - niveau 1 & 2
mbo - niveau 3 & 4
vmbo b/k - leerjaar 1 & 2
vmbo b/k - leerjaar 3 & 4
vmbo t - leerjaar 1 & 2
vmbo t - leerjaar 3 & 4
Director
Jan-Jaap Kuiper
Country of production
Netherlands, The
Type
Documentary
Duration
82 minutes
Year
2016
Age rating
AL