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2/11 Het spel van de wolf

Name: 2/11 Het spel van de wolf
Director: Thomas Korthals Altes
Released: 2014

Representation Score

4.2/10

Fair

2014

Director

Thomas Korthals Altes

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The film functions as a historical procedural focused on institutional crisis management. Its narrative structure prioritizes the state's response to political volatility and radicalization over individual character development. While the subject matter engages with systemic tensions and multicultural friction, the film's perspective remains largely state-centric. It explores the breakdown of social cohesion during a pivotal moment in Dutch history. Ultimately, the work avoids a sanitized version of national identity, though it lacks depth in representing specific underrepresented identities outside of the broader sociopolitical conflict.

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Category Breakdown

Does 2/11 Het spel van de wolf have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers on the political fallout following the assassination of Van Gogh. It does not focus explicitly on LGBTQ+ identity, treating representation as part of the historical context rather than a central plot driver.

How does 2/11 Het spel van de wolf portray gender?

Fair

The narrative focuses on politicians and officials managing a national crisis. It likely adheres to traditional masculine leadership structures common in 2004 institutional settings, lacking clear evidence of women's ability to drive the story.

How racially and ethnically diverse is 2/11 Het spel van de wolf?

Fair

The story navigates multicultural friction and radicalization. While it deals with ethnic and religious complexities, it remains unclear if these groups are given real ability to act or treated merely as subjects of surveillance.

How does 2/11 Het spel van de wolf represent religion and culture?

Good

The film critiques systemic fragility by reconstructing a period of social breakdown. It moves away from idealized patriotism to present a complex, cynical view of state security and social order.

Does 2/11 Het spel van de wolf include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no mention of characters with visible or invisible disabilities. No information is available to assess representation in this category.

Present on Screen

Confronts systemic fractures and cultural tensions of a pivotal historical moment.
Avoids idealized patriotism in favor of a complex view of social order.
Engages with the real-world complexities of ethnic and religious identity during a crisis.

Limited or Absent

Prioritizes state-centric narratives over diverse, multi-layered character development.
Likely adheres to traditional masculine power structures within political leadership.
Lacks explicit focus on LGBTQ+ identities or non-straight-centered narratives.

Official Synopsis

2 November 2004, shortly before nine in the morning. In The Hague, the report comes in that in Amsterdam Theo van Gogh has been murdered. All warning bells start ringing. With the country in flames, sometimes literally, politicians and officials in The Hague have to neutralise all sorts of known and unknown stings, and just when Van Gogh’s cremation seems to herald a period of relative peace, a second explosion follows: the attack on the Hofstad Network in the Laakkwartier in The Hague. A reconstruction of nine days of political high tension and flying dust, a decade after the assassination of the trendsetting filmmaker and TV presenter.

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