Paramaribo Papers
2002 · 94 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 43 VOTES · DIR. Ger Poppelaars
Overview
The notorious December killings in Surinam in the early eighties seem to be the starting point for the political thriller Paramaribo Papers. Largely shot in Surinam, this TV film tells about secret agent Robert Lipmann, who is ordered by the Dutch government to start a search for the disappeared journalist Kevin Poelgeest. The country is plagued by great agitation under the military regime of commander Raymond Markelo, who is forcefully thwarting the opposition. During his search, Lipmann meets Elvira, Kevin's sister who is having an affair with the commander. Like Lipmann, she is convinced that Kevin's supposed death involves a settlement in the drug scene. But then, important evidence pops up and the cause of Kevin's disappearance has to be regarded from quite a different perspective. Unknowingly, they head for the tragic events of 8 December 1982.
Dialogue Timeline — 682 lines
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00:00:27 Kevin Poelgeest.
00:05:41 This shadow cabinet deserves to go to Suriname as soon as possible.
00:08:56 To conquer the capital from the interior.
00:11:39 My condolences on your brother. -Thank you.
00:16:01 Is that why Poelgeest was here as well?
00:18:41 Ok, move it.
00:22:35 What about me?
00:28:36 Because he's a Bakra like me. Bakras always have a Dutch passport.
00:30:59 You work for Trust Ltd. and want to know everything about Kevin Poelgeest...
00:34:02 He works for Trust? -Hello, Mrs Poelgeest.
00:37:03 What?
00:40:34 What do you want from Kevin? -Nothing.
00:43:54 With those cheques, they buy things: cooking oil, dryers, coca cola.
00:47:14 What do you have to do with it then? -Nothing.
00:52:32 Go there as soon as you can. He's going to cross the Marowijne River.
00:55:40 So he's still alive.
00:58:02 You know where you can find me. Hello, Mrs Poelgeest.
01:01:26 I found all these interesting papers.
01:05:23 I thought we had something together.
01:08:22 You're a bad man, Laagland.
01:13:21 You can't do anything you want. You're responsible for this country.
01:16:51 Can the public transport strike be postponed by one day?
01:22:17 But the Dutch call you a new Idi Amin.
01:26:49 Shall we agree that these papers don't exist?