Mon 23 March 2026
Q&A with journalist Marieke de Vries
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 NOS journalist Marieke de Vries – who spent five years as a US correspondent witnessing first-hand how disinformation can pull realities apart – about the importance of press freedom and American military conduct. And the question that lingers: do we recognise these patterns in the world today?
Director Kasper Verkaik
Soldier’s Bones
In 1971, young Newsweek reporter Alec Shimkin discovered a secret US military campaign that committed war crimes on an enormous scale in the Mekong Delta. It was code-named Operation Speedy Express. Following the 1968 My Lai massacre on Vietnamese civilians, Alec believed this “Super My Lai” also had to be exposed.For ...
Speakers
Servaz van Berkum
moderator
Marieke de Vries
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