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Accused

Accused

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Accused

"Guilty until proven innocent"

2014

1h 37m

6.9(82 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

An assistant prosecutor zealously pursues a conviction in the case of a pediatric nurse accused of murdering her patients, but doubt arises when her evidence shows that the infants may have died of natural causes.

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Rinkel Film

NCRV

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ariane Schluter

Ariane Schluter

Lucia de Berk

Sallie Harmsen

Sallie Harmsen

Judith Jansen

Fedja van Huêt

Fedja van Huêt

Quirijn Herzberg

Barry Atsma

Barry Atsma

Jaap van Hoensbroeck

Annet Malherbe

Annet Malherbe

Ernestine Johansson

Bas Keijzer

Bas Keijzer

Peter

Marcel Musters

Marcel Musters

Detective Henk Bos

Isis Cabolet

Isis Cabolet

Fabienne

Amanda Ooms

Amanda Ooms

Cellmate Jenny

Marwan Kenzari

Marwan Kenzari

Detective Ron Leeflang

Creative team

Directed by: Paula van der Oest
Written by: Tijs van Marle
Moniek Kramer

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