Play Dead (
Mooi doodliggen) to produce the Netherlands’ first feature based on the case of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 disaster.
Van der Heijden’s novel does not deal directly with the tragic plane crash in Ukraine in 2014 but is inspired by its aftermath as state-backed investigators and bereaved relatives of the victims attempted to discover what happened and who was responsible for the tragedy.
“The novelist has taken events following the MH17 disaster and written them into a fictional story,” said Dutch producer Raymond van der Kaaij, who is leading the project alongside Revolver Amsterdam partner Germen Boelens.
”It’s a political thriller, touching on the intrigues, hidden agendas of governments and fake news surrounding the whole affair.”