Frans Weisglas
Actor · b. 1946
Frans Willy Weisglas (The Hague, August 8, 1946) is a Dutch former politician and diplomat. From 1982 to 2006, he was a member of the House of Representatives on behalf of the VVD. From 2002 to 2006, he was Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Movie7.5DocumentaryReconstruction of the political drama around Ayaan Hirsi Ali that heralded the fall of the Dutch cabinet. A musical documentary on a subject close to all Dutch people: truth and lies in politics. The film exposes the motives surrounding the drama in which feminist activist and politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali was accused of lying about her identity. In this political story we are also told the personal tale of the young girl Sadaf, who sought asylum years ago. THE LIE demonstrates the human side of Dutch politics, while revealing how Holland deals with the thorny immigration issue.