All things pass

All things pass is a 1979 television film from Director Paul Verhoeven's. The film is also known under the international title All Things Pass.

During the Second World War resistance man Arie (Hidde Maas) is shot dead by the Dutch Ss Niels (Jan Staal), which occurred during the last months of the war terrible misbehaving. Niels actually had to be liquidated, but escaped to Germany. During his comrades of the resistance are Arie's funeral to ulcers will avenge death. They buried the intended murder weapon in the Biesbosch. 35 years after war comes one of them, former resistance fighter Ab (André van den Heuvel), Niels by accident. Ab decision to his old friends John (Andrea Domburg), Gerben (Piet Römer), Cees (Jan Rabaa) and Ben (Guus Oster) to bring together again to ' reminisce '. Ab intends to keep his promise, but he actually comes, however, soon discovered that his old comrades find this pointless and that one should let the past rest. Gerben is the only former communist not forget his oath and decides to assist Ab.

Other roles are played by Simone Kleinsma, Riek Schagen (as the wife of Niels) and Maarten Spanjer.