Vergeven of vergelden

Vergeven of vergelden, a Dutch-language documentary, released on 7 May 2025. The film centres on lawyers Klaartje Freeke and Wikke Monster, whose legal practice takes an approach oriented toward restorative principles within the criminal justice system. In their sessions with clients, Freeke and Monster push beyond the conventional focus on guilt and sentencing, asking those they represent to consider the broader impact of their actions and to examine their own feelings about what occurred. The documentary captures this process, session by session, as the lawyers work to help clients turn attention inward rather than outward alone.