Mon 23 March 2026
Q&A with director Kasper Verkaik
Soldier’s Bones follows a journalist uncovering the crimes of American militarism during the Vietnam War. But how unique is that history? Following the screening, Servaz van Berkum will speak with director Kasper Verkaik about the importance of press freedom and American military conduct – and the question that lingers: do we recognise these patterns in the world today?
Soldier’s Bones
In 1971, 27-year-old Newsweek reporter Alec Shimkin discovers a secret US-led military campaign in Vietnam. The story is about to reveal war crimes on an immense scale, undeniably Pullitzer-worthy material. But the Scoop never got the exposure it deserved: though published in Newsweek, Shimkin’s findings were tucked aw...
Mon 23 Mar
17:30 - 19:30
Den Haag, Theater aan het Spui
Speakers
Servaz van Berkum
moderator
Kasper Verkaik
director