Geert Wilders, politician in the
Netherlands classified as right-wing to far-right, decided to run for Prime Minister of the Netherlands in the 2017 Dutch general election. Stephen Robert Morse was fascinated by this, particularly after American politician Donald Trump's successful presidential election and the United Kingdom leaving the
European Union. He, along with Nick Hampson and Maria Springer, decided to make a documentary which follows Wilders campaign, and compares him to Donald Trump. "Wilders' was the first big election in the world after Trump, which is what drew us to the project in the first place. We wanted to make a movie about an election that involved an outsider," Hampson said.
Stephen Robert Morse and Nick Hampson co-directed the documentary; Maria Springer co-wrote it. The soundtrack was composed by Harry Davidson, a music scholar from the
University of Oxford. The makers of the documentary wanted to learn the details of Wilders' viewpoint and engage it, despite disagreeing with his ideas. The Dutch press were not supportive of the documentary; however, Morse stated, "I think that’s an ignorant approach. You should try understand the people who disagree with. If you don't have an in-depth understanding of someone it makes it very challenging to understand their viewpoint, if you don't understand where those views came from." and on
Hulu in the US in June 2018. == References ==