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NetherlandsCountry
71:00Running Time
17 Apr, 2023Date
Windmill FilmProducer
HDOriginal
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Underdog

Feature - 71 min Broadcast - 55 min

A woman and her dogs in an uphill battle to find missing people and offer solace to those who stay behind

Veterinarian Esther van Neerbos spends every spare moment of her time searching for people who have gone missing. With her search dogs she can end the uncertainty of those who stay behind. But her zeal gets her in trouble with the authorities who struggle with the phenomenon of citizen investigation.

Press and Reviews
“If the opening scene of a movie holds a promise about what's to come, then the viewer of UNDERDOG immediately knows he’s in for a treat...It’s the start of what will become an exciting, cinematic and also shocking film.” – The DocUpdate

“Review: Searching For the Smell of Death” – Panorama

“Search dogs trained for disaster area in Turkey" – WNL.TV

“Sniffer dogs from Signi sent to heavily affected area in Turkey" – Omroep Brabant

CountryNetherlands
Running Time71:00
Date17 Apr, 2023
ProducerWindmill Film
OriginalHD
Ref No8473

The Producers

Mariëtte Faber – Director

Mariëtte Faber is a director of independent documentaries as well as editor of documentary programs on Dutch public television. The main focus in the subject matter of her films is individuals that go against the grain. After 'The man who wanted to change the world' (2016), UNDERDOG (2022) is her second feature film.

Annemiek van der Hell – Producer

Annemiek van der Hell is a Dutch film producer with an extensive, cross-genre career. Her work includes the maritime-themed films Live Bait Squadron and Silence of the Tides

Making The Film

UNDERDOG is the result of a journey following Esther and Janette in work and life for more than five years. Not knowing what has happened to one's loved one is worse than knowing they are dead. It is thanks to extraordinary people like the protagonist of my film that people who are in the darkest times of their life are offered some form of solace. Inspirational people like my protagonist make me love my work as a filmmaker. I am not special, but I can put the spotlight on people who are.

– Mariëtte Faber, director

Underdog

A woman and her dogs in an uphill battle to find missing people and offer solace to those who stay behind

The Producers

Making The Film

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