Philip Delmaar (Writer)

Paria

Samuel (35) and Sarah (33) Ofori, together with their daughter Faith (15), have fled their home country of Ghana. When working as a police officer, Samuel was on the trail of a corruption scandal, but has since then felt that his life is in danger. Finally, after years of waiting, they are offered housing in The Netherlands. Their new home is in a wealthy neighborhood on the outskirts of the city. The young family is amazed when they enter the beautiful, large house: could they finally start over here? However, their happiness proves to be short-lived, for, as Samuel begins to observe frightening events, this home turns out to be just the start of a disturbing new nightmare.

Release Date2024-01-23

DepartmentWriting

JobScenario Writer

Vote Count1

The Love

Rotterdam, the Moroccan-Dutch Karim tells his parents that he is attracted to men. After years of keeping up appearances, the word is finally out. The difficult days that follow evoke beautiful and poignant memories. He realizes that he has to confront his family to finally break the silence. But in order to be accepted, he must come to terms with his own feelings first.

Release Date2022-10-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count9

Daylight

Young lawyer Iris discovers that she has an older, autistic half-brother Ray, who is in prison for the atrocious murder of his neighbour and her five-year-old daughter. When she meets Ray he reminds her a lot of her own son Aron, who also is autistic, and she starts to believe that he is innocent.

Release Date2013-04-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count72

Lotus

A mosaic film about a group of people in the city of Rotterdam, The Netherlands strugging with loneliness, hope and love.

Release Date2011-10-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count8

Kinkerstraat

Release Date2006-09-24

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Boy 7

When Sam regains consciousness in the middle of a crowded subway, he doesn't know how he got there, where he came from nor his own name. He franticly searches for his identity, using the contents of his backpack. Slowly but surely he realizes his life is in great danger.

Release Date2016-02-19

DepartmentWriting

JobScenario Writer

Vote Count65

The Swap

When successful banker Thomas attends his father’s funeral, he meets his left-wing activist brother Arne again after many years. He makes an effort to get close to Arne and invites him to a prestigious conference on sustainable banking, but Arne uses the conference to make a political statement that has fatal consequences. Thomas finds himself fighting for his own career and for Arne’s life, but especially to regain his brother’s respect.

Release Date2017-04-26

DepartmentWriting

JobScenario Writer

Vote Count1

Invasion

When neighboring country Veragua suddenly attacks Curaçao and Aruba, the Dutch government is taken completely by surprise. The conflict escalates rapidly. Three young Navy recruits must figure out what is the right thing to do.

Release Date2024-04-11

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count24

Skin

In the late Seventies, a Dutch teenager named Frankie, who is the son of a holocaust survivor, lives in a working class area in Holland. Frankie’s mother is taken to hospital in a terminal condition, causing a bigger rift between him and his father. This leads to Frankie becoming the interest of the local Nazi skinhead group.

Release Date2008-03-13

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count24

Safe Harbor

Tobias, a gifted hacker and his ambitious best friend Marco, intent on cracking into the tech billionaires club. They are plunged headfirst into the chaos of organized crime when they cross paths with the Irish mob.

Release Date2025-01-10

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count7

Boy 7

A teenager wakes up in a subway car with no memory of how he got there or who he is.

Release Date2015-08-20

DepartmentWriting

JobScreenplay

Vote Count84

De vuurwerkramp

Residents, police and the municipal government of the Dutch city of Enschede face loss, guilt and responsibility as they grapple with the May 2000 explosion of a fireworks depot that wipes a working-class suburb off the map.

Release Date2025-05-02

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count4

Zenith

Fay (14) and Boris (10) discover that their parents secretly replaced themselves by robots. Claudia and Joost each have demanding jobs and even though they try very hard, they are not able to combine their jobs with spending quality time with their children. Boris, Fay, Claudia and Joost slowly realize they need each other as a family and when the robots become uncontrollable, they can only clear up the mess by working together.

Release Date2017-03-12

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count1

Vote Count3

High Flyers

Follow three friends through their many years of intensive training to become fighter pilots with the Royal Netherlands Air Force and as they graduate and carry out a dangerous mission in the Middle East.

Release Date2020-01-11

DepartmentWriting

JobScenario Writer

Episode Count8

Vote Count9

Doodstil

Luther, the support and anchor of Carmen in Penoza, gets his own series: Doodstil. We know Luther to be tough and loyal to the bone, but how did he actually become that ruthless killer? This four-part mini-series answers this question. We meet Luther in the present, where in the underworld he not only tries to take revenge on his brother's murderer, but where he also grapples with the demons of his past. At the same time, we get to know the young talkative Luther from the 90s, who bravely ends up in the booming hash trade. He has to fight harder and harder to survive in a drug world that is increasingly hardening.

Release Date2020-12-27

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count4

Vote Count6

Zuidas

Recently graduated law student Sabia is doing everything she can to secure a spot at one of the best law firms. As a young, ambitious lawyer, Sabia faces an unprecedented power game in this status-sensitive world.

Release Date2018-04-01

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Episode Count8

Growth

The rise and downfall of a family over the course of 20 years, in one living room, in a single shot.

Release Date2016-09-27

DepartmentWriting

JobScenario Writer

Vote Count4

Bonnie & Clyde

Release Date2021-11-04

DepartmentCrew

JobAdditional Writing

Episode Count4

Vote Count8

The Return of the Honey Buzzard

With his familial bookshop on the verge of bankruptcy, Simon finds himself retreating more and more to his cabin in the woods. After witnessing the suicide of a stranger, a childhood trauma involving his bullied best friend resurfaces and he withdraws even further into the past, estranging himself from his wife and his responsibilities. The only glimmer of hope is a young girl who needs help with her book review. But there is more to the girl than there seems to be.

Release Date2017-03-22

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count2

Raak

Small events in the lives of three people eventually lead to the moment at which a boy throws a rock from a bridge to hit a car. Small, unimportant causes can have big consequences.

Release Date2007-05-09

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count3