John Appel (60) is a documentary maker. His film 'Speaking Netherlands' premiered during the Dutch Film Festival and can be seen on NPO 2 on February 11 at 8:30 PM. “My father never knew that I became a filmmaker. I was 20 and had just been studying classical languages for a year when he had a heart attack and died. A huge shock. My fascination with death undoubtedly stems from his unexpected death. At night he often appears in a dream in which he rings the doorbell in the evening, I open the door but he does not come in."

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