In the Name of the Law

Partially staged documentary by Barbara den Uyl investigates the case of Hans Kok, the squatter who was found dead in an Amsterdam police cell in October 1985.

Cast

Martijn Oversteegen

as Hans Kok

Pieter Van de Waterbeemd

Lex van Weeren

Henk Kersting

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