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Friend and Foe

Amsterdam, 1977: Herman crouches beside the wounded Christof Wackernagel after the shooting
Amsterdam, 1977 · Herman (bottom right) with Christof Wackernagel

Filmmaker Freek de Goeje investigates the unlikely friendship between his grandfather Herman, an Amsterdam police officer, and former RAF member Christof Wackernagel, who shot him and his colleagues in 1977.

The film explores reconciliation, loyalty and what it means to keep your heart open in a polarised world.

Archive portraits of Herman through the years
Herman through the years · Family archive
A damaged telephone booth on an Amsterdam street corner after the 1977 shooting
Rob Bogaerts / Anefo, Nationaal Archief (CC0)