
Vaarwel Vaderland
What drives people to start a new life thousands of kilometers from their homeland? Some follow their dreams, others came out of necessity. They have one thing in common: they all leave their homeland. What does that do to a person? Various immigrants tell their stories.
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- First Aired on
Sep 04, 2024
- Popularity: 1.3762
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- Production
Omroep MAX
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
1 seaons till Oct 09, 2024
Last episode: Ouder worden in een nieuw land
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 6 episodes

Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Een koffer vol dromen40 min
The first immigrants leave their homeland, people come from the former colonies of Indonesia and Suriname. After the Second World War, our country is in ruins. But because reconstruction is being tackled energetically, a different type of workforce is needed. Guest workers are recruited to do heavy work in the factories and mines. They first came from the then poor southern Europe - Italy, Spain and Greece - and later also from Turkey and Morocco.
Episode 2Het nieuwe land40 min
How do the migrants find their feet, how do they experience the new country? How do they keep in touch with their homeland? And do they ever really feel at home?
Episode 3Blijven of gaan40 min
The economy is flourishing and, partly thanks to immigrants, there is increasing prosperity. No new guest workers are needed anymore. Will they go back to their homeland, or will they stay here? Most immigrants now have children and are rooted here: they decide to stay.
Episode 4De toekomst is hier40 min
Now that the future of the immigrants lies here, the question is how they will deal with the new country and how they will be treated. Do they ever really belong? The second generation of immigrants tells their story.
Episode 5De Eeuwige Ander40 min
The third generation deals with their migration history in different ways. Some embrace their roots, while others do not want to be reminded of them.