"ON KILLING" 2009, documentary, english, 67'/55', human interest. a film by Vik Franke.
Situations in which people are actually trying to kill you and where you are actually trying to kill other people are life altering. In war these situations occur as explosive events in longer, often tedious periods at the front. A normal person has a reserve of a maximum of about 60 days of front time, after which a mental holiday is paramount.
This documentary portraits the private lives of two US Special Forces operators in Afghanistan as well as in the privacy of their homes stateside. READ MORE...
"ON KILLING" report on ZDF Germany, december 17th 2009. Interview with Vik Franke. WATCH VIDEO...
"09:11 ZULU" 2006, documentary, english, 67'/56', current affairs. a film by Vik Franke. NCRV & sold internationally
What is it that drives mentally stable, more than average intelligent, super fit and adequate men to eagerly delve into the Heart of Darkness, accompanied only by existential fear and complete trust in ‘the guy next to ya’. That’s the bold question to which filmmaker Vik Franke liked to have an answer. After two years of research and confidence building he joined the Dutch and US Special Forces for more than two months in the heart of enemy Taliban lines.READ MORE...
Television series, 6 episodes of 25 min. for RTL Television
In this popular-scientific tv-series the DutchMil-crew takes a look in every nook and cranny of the Dutch Armed Forces: the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marechaussée. Vik Franke does hands-on try-outs in every episode: driving main battle tanks, flying Apaches and F16's, forward air control and shooting with every possible weapon system. READ MORE...
DOCUMENTARY, 92 MINUTES, DIGITAL HIGH DEF / 35MM FILM. Theatre release & NCRV Television
SMILE&WAVE is a cinematographic journey through post-war Afghanistan as seen through the eyes of the Dutch peacekeeping force.
Laughing and waving children barely conceal the fact that Dutch soldiers on a peacekeeping mission are confronted daily with a surrealistic landscape imprinted with violence, hatred and fundamentalism. Without any prior war experience, the peacekeepers are cast into a chaotic post-war setting featuring rocket-propelled missile attacks, a successful suicide assault, and a student demonstration in which the local police fire on and kill at least seven Afghan contemporaries. READ MORE...
