Dutch spring is coming - The Netherlands from above

How willing are we to expose our neck to something new and take real risks? After the dark days, snow and frost, a new spring is coming. Traditionally, the young lambs initiate the season: the shepherd has made sure that they were born during the winter so they are ready for grazing when the grass grows. A herd of sheep is far more effective than any lawn mower. Innovation is sometimes decided in tradition. A new idea is still vulnerable, like the blossom that is protected by firepots against the last night frosts of the year. An idea can lead to great success, but also to false failures. We have the history of Phillips and Fokker, but we also know the recent history with the Fyra. "From trying, you learn," we say to children. The entrepreneur who starts a company in the largest drainage area in the Netherlands is taking a chance. But with falling and rising up again, we end up being something beautiful.

The Netherlands from above shows us a country from a spectacular perspective. From the sky it is possible to see how the Netherlands changes through the seasons, and how in parallel they form the determining moments of our own life cycle. Through data visuals, impressive aerial images and portraits of people on the ground, the second series of the Netherlands from above outlines an image of how time has changed our country and how we move in it. The way we live from day to day, and from generation to generation in this country reflects our resilient mentality. The Netherlands from above season 2 tells us the story of seeing and taking opportunities, falling and rising up again, reinventing the wheel again and again. Where the first series was an ode to the makeable Netherlands, this second series is an ode to our resilience.

Presented by: Roel Bentz van der Berg
Directed by: Geert Rozinga

© VPRO December 2013

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