Maxima (2024) s02e04 Episode Script

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS MIXED
WITH FICTIONAL ELEMENTS AND DRAMATIZED
BUENOS AIRES, MARCH 2006
-Máxima! Máxima!
-Máxima! Máxima!
Picture, picture, Máxima! Please!
Your Majesty,
what do you think about our country?
I love your country a lot.
Yes, it's beautiful.
Although the weather
is a little bit disappointing, I think.
-Thank you.
-Thank you very much.
There's words.
Máxima!
Máxima, how does it feel
to be home again?
I'm very happy. Yes.
Are you going to visit your family
during your stay?
Why is your father not here?
-I'll try to see them as much as I can.
-Thank you so much, Máxima.
These are Máxima's words.
We heard about her visit,
she will try to see her family
in the following days.
The mothers of Plaza de Mayo
demanded explanations from the junta
regarding their missing children.
The beginning of their protest
was not premeditated.
Exhausted by the lack of answers
from the Videla regime,
and desperate
to find their disappeared children,
they believed that if they went
to the Plaza de Mayo,
they would attract Videla's attention.
The first time,
on the 30th of May of 1977,
only 14 women gathered.
Little by little,
more mothers joined them.
And one day,
a police man approached them
and said
that they could not stand still,
because it was forbidden to reunite
under the state of siege.
So, the mothers started to circulate.
That is, to walk around the monolith
of Plaza de Mayo.
And that's how the Rondas de las Madres
de la Plaza de Mayo began.
And this man over here
is Nobel Peace Prize laureate
and political activist
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel,
who is here today.
It's an honor, Mr. Pérez.
And a real pleasure for me.
Mr. Pérez, it is also an honor for me.
A pleasure.
Princess Máxima.
Hi, princess.
A pleasure.
For me, a lot.
Can I give you a kiss?
Yes, of course.
The grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo
want to meet you.
Without your father, of course.
Hi, how are you doing?
And you know
that the peanut butter is on sale today?
ONE YEAR EARLIER
Get three for the price of two.
Okay.
We still need to scan this.
-Don't forget that.
-Sorry. Forgot something again.
-An apple.
-Alex?
-What are you doing?
-There she is.
Open checkout, please.
Chantal, open checkout.
Jesus, Alex. It's half past 9:00.
-Come, join us.
-It's 33.
-Yes. It's 33 euro.
-Yes.
Mom, do you have some money?
I'd love to, sweetie,
but mom has to go to work.
-Okay?
-That also costs this.
-And dad, too.
-Well, come on. Just join us.
You have a meeting
and you said you'd help me.
I canceled it.
-Why?
-She had a fever again this morning.
Alex, fevers come and go, you know that.
Good luck getting me out of here.
And the tangerines.
There.
So, what do you want?
Noor says I have to be careful.
-This Pauw wraps women around his hand.
-Finger.
It will be fine, you got this.
Just wrap Jeroen around your finger.
The Argentinian way.
-Yes. Okay.
-There you go. The lettuce, madam.
Say bye to mommy. Good luck.
Bye, bye.
-Bye.
-Good luck.
-Milk costs 33.
-33?
-Yes.
-Jeez, that's expensive milk.
Let's see.
The pizza, is it still on sale?
In the guidelines, in the questions
that have been agreed upon,
-which we have.
-Of course. Yes.
There she is. Nice.
-Royal Highness.
-Mr. Pauw. Nice to meet you.
Likewise. You look ravishing.
Thank you.
I brought a little something,
a wine from Argentina.
Very nice.
We're going to save it.
Well, Royal Highness, welcome.
Although I'm actually visiting you.
Do you feel
that you are fully integrated?
What is being integrated?
I think I feel at home
and that is already very important.
I've already
been through quite something.
Visits and, yes, studying
the Netherlands and the Dutch.
So, I can say that.
-Yes, you're also pregnant.
-Yes. That's right.
Congratulations.
Thank you.
What does that work actually entail?
What does a princess do?
As you know,
I'm a member of the PaVEM committee.
This is to improve the situation
for immigrant women in the Netherlands.
I'm also an advisor to the UN
on microloans.
So, I guess
Yes, what is my job?
I can't talk about what a que
a princess does, for example.
Apart from the part of being present,
of course, state visits
and the whole official side.
But, it is also
a personal interpretation.
Integration and social cohesion
are things that I'm very interested in.
There is a lot of discussion
about integration.
About us, them, Muslims, non-Muslims.
It seems like
a difficult area for a princess.
-Do you feel comfortable with that?
-Why a difficult area?
I think a lot of attention
is being paid to your words.
Yes, but I don't dwell
on my limitations.
I actually think, because I have
so much space, I'm apolitical.
I put myself above
the political atmosphere.
And I'm also an immigrant, so.
But would you also say that,
now that your family is expanding more,
that you will focus more on the family
and less on being a princess?
So more on being a housewife?
Yes, no. No.
I probably want the impossible.
I want it all.
EIGHT MONTHS LATER
But there is still much to be done.
Many women still do not have
the resources to the
No.
do not have the access
to the resources, knowledge or networks
they need to take full advantage
of these opportunities.
Hi.
Hey.
Is everything okay over here?
Yes, yes, yes. I'm good.
I could cancel the reception afterwards,
if you want to.
If you're too tired?
No.
-No, no. It's fine, I'm fine.
-Sure?
-Yes, yes.
-Okay.
Thank you.
I firmly believe that when women
are economically empowered,
entire communities
and even countries can move forward.
-Hey.
-Hey.
How are things over there?
I miss you.
Yes, I miss you too.
And there is someone next to me
who can join in on that subject.
Hi, mommy!
Hi, my baby.
Mommy, where are you?
When are you coming home?
Yes, when are you coming home?
Soon, mom still has a few things to do.
Dad, Alexia is crying.
Yes, I'm going to see her.
You talk to mom, baby.
Mommy, could you read me a story?
About Anansi the Spider?
Okay, let's see what Anansi the Spider
is up to this time.
Mom.
"A taste of their own medicine."
"Anansi the Spider
is busy harvesting in her garden.
She doesn't like his job
because it's too hard."
Let's stay on topic.
I understand what you mean,
but I understood that Mr. van der Bent,
during the period that he was unable
to work due to the accident,
-has missed quite a bit of income.
-Yes, 50,000 euro.
-Not to mention expenses.
-Mr. van der Bent.
This is the last time I'm warning you.
Yes, fine.
Your Honor,
that is simply part of the risk
of being self-employed.
The princess cannot be held responsible
for his lack of an incapacity insurance.
Do you know what such insurances cost?
-Mr. van der Bent.
-Yes.
The court finds
that Mr. van der Bent had priority.
The court classifies the road
Princess Máxima drove from as an exit,
Therefore, Princess Máxima
should have given priority.
However, the court finds
that Mr. van der Bent
is not entirely innocent.
He drove on a road that was
only intended for local traffic,
exceeded the speed limit
and did not wear a seat belt.
The court finds
that 75 percent of the damage
is attributable
to Mr. van der Bent's own behavior.
The remaining 25 percent of the damage
must be compensated by Princess Máxima.
So that's how things go.
I hereby close the hearing.
Nice.
It's so
Gray.
Boring.
So
Empty.
-Dutch.
-Yes.
Let's go home.
No. To school.
To school?
-God, lice parent, right.
-Yes.
We have to prepare for the state visit
to Argentina tomorrow.
It takes place in March.
Am I going to have
enough time to prepare?
Yes.
They're going to be watching
every step I take.
I want to know
all the details on the itinerary.
And I want a list with pictures
of everyone who will be there
and who I'm going to be speaking with.
-I'll make sure you get that.
-Backgrounds, inside information.
And no going over old grounds.
No questions about my father.
Yes, I know.
No surprises, please.
BUENOS AIRES, MARCH 2006
Mr. President, your country has endured
some very difficult years.
The period
of Videla's military dictatorship,
with all its horrors
and violations of human rights
made a deep impression
in our country at that time.
Argentina still suffers
from the legacy of those dark years.
You have acknowledged this problem
and courageously made it a public issue.
Your government is trying now
to deliver justice to the victims
in the conviction that coming to terms
with the past is a precondition
for building a stable society.
Argentina and the Netherlands
are many miles apart
Don't take it personally.
-Cheers, cheers, Inés.
-Let's go. To the Fernet.
How can I convince you
to come and visit?
To do what, over there?
No, we can go to
Look, there are many concerts
in the summer.
Madonna is coming in September.
We could go together, yes.
No, I don't know,
if Amy is there, maybe, but
Let's go see her. You can stay with me.
Amalia enjoys speaking Spanish with you.
Okay, we'll see.
Look, there's the minister of culture.
I already told him about you.
He has really good programs
for foreign students.
Máx, no.
Come on, go, Inés. Go.
Only for a moment, come on.
Don't embarrass me.
I don't want to, really.
Just leave her be.
Look, it's like we're watching
a Coca-Cola commercial.
Everyone there laughing.
Fortunately, he didn't hear
her speech this morning.
Sometimes I really don't get them.
Well, at least dad is laughing.
What do you mean?
He's been unbearable lately.
Fortunately, mom is around to calm
things down and keep the balance.
Otherwise, it would be impossible.
Your marriage has caused a stir.
Things aren't the way they used to be.
Come on.
Are you hiding?
Stalking.
Anyone in particular?
A mysterious princess.
Do you have a strategy?
I just go for it.
-Well, I've heard she's already taken.
-Really?
Yes.
Every disadvantage has its advantage.
Hazes?
Cruyff.
Wouldn't it be nice
to have a place of our own?
Not here, not in the Netherlands, but
somewhere else, more far.
Just for us.
For our family.
Where we can be ourselves
without being bothered.
Keep talking.
Somewhere warm,
where it's sunny.
Next to the sea.
Maybe Spain?
I think that's a really good idea.
Yes, so we're looking for an extra nanny
who could take over some tasks from Paz.
On Thursday,
Amalia gets her DKTP vaccination
and on Friday, there is a dinner
with Her Majesty the Queen.
But you could skip that for once.
No, no, no. I want to be there.
-And at that vaccination, too.
-Okay.
Then we go to Thailand
for the king's anniversary.
And then on to Basel
for the UN keynote speech
at the financial sector conference.
-Will I be the first speaker?
-Yes.
I want to take the initiative
in the discussions.
Yes, you will be the first speaker.
I'll put together a draft version.
And then, on Wednesday,
there is a fitting at Jan Taminiau
and an appointment with an architect?
Yes.
Okay.
Then there is a request
from the Scientific Council
for Government Policy.
If you'd like to give a speech
at the publication of the report
"Identification with the Netherlands".
"Identification with the Netherlands"?
-Am I the right person for that?
-Well, you're triple-integrated.
So you're the expert.
And
the grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo
have submitted a request.
Again.
No.
Maybe it's time.
Wow.
Mozambique.
Do you like it?
I mean, it's perfect.
If we sign, they'll be able to start
with construction pretty soon.
Right.
It is a community project.
The architect is super excited about it.
He says that it's
a one in a million opportunity.
And it's Africa.
My father would have loved this.
It's perfect.
It's near the water, it's
It's perfect for a family of five.
-Really?
-Yes.
How do you feel, are you okay? Yes?
What the hell can you say
in 140 characters?
Well, you nothing,
you just rattle on and on.
That's what makes it so good.
Everyone is sharp and to the point.
Well, "I'm on the toilet."
Exactly. Who wants to know
about the bullshit you're up to?
It's fun,
connecting. I think it's exciting.
Okay, wait a minute.
So you're going read
what others are typing all day?
Yes.
From total strangers?
No, of course not. Surely you can choose
who you want to follow.
Yes, you and I would follow Clinton,
for example.
-Yes.
-And Alex Huntelaar.
Or Kim Jung-il.
And it's a nice way to express yourself.
Express? Well, not me.
-Will you also be Twittering yourself?
-Tweeting!
-Pay some attention, Petra.
-Friso.
And you, Mom?
Is the queen going to Tweet?
Definitely not.
-Do you know who'll be Tweeting?
-Wilders.
-Wilders.
The Freedom Party.
They don't exactly have a copywriter.
Those one-man parties.
They have only one advantage,
which is that they can say
what they want,
because they have no party line
to take into account.
They enjoy short-lived popularity,
but can't find enough capable people
to run the country and they end up
driving each other out.
Look at the LPF.
No, it probably won't come to that.
And besides,
democracy is not for the fearsome.
Fries, I'm still eating.
That's okay.
Your arrogance
is beyond disturbing, you know.
You really have no idea
what you're talking about.
I saw for myself in Argentina
just how fast things can change.
Political change often thrives
when latent beliefs
and values are activated.
Not because people suddenly become
convinced of a new idea or position.
Populism isn't just a hype.
It's a pretty big and steady reservoir.
It's waiting to be addressed
by guys like Wilders.
He perfectly knows just how deep
that reservoir actually is.
Deep enough that tapping
even a small portion
could be
a huge election victory for him.
So, I don't think it's about
being "not scared".
It's about being aware of the fact
that a lot of people simply do not care
about democracy or greater good.
They are concerned that their culture
and their values are being ignored.
That's over 140 characters.
Other than that, great speech.
Your country has endured
some very difficult years.
Things aren't the way they used to be.
Argentina still suffers
from the legacy of those dark years.
The grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo
want to meet you.
Maybe it's time.
Your Royal Highness?
I'm going,
but not without you.
Very well.
I'll call the ambassador
and set it in motion.
Okay, see you in a bit.
Come.
First one home wins!
Thank you for coming so quickly.
-Yes, shall we?
-Yes.
Yes. Before we move on to the agenda,
the butcher.
That's settled now,
but maybe it's a nice idea
to reach out in order to wrap it up.
Why would I do that?
Well, a small gesture. Won't hurt you.
I think it's enough
that we pay the 25 percent.
Okay, fine.
BUENOS AIRES, SEPTEMBER 2006
Our daughters were pregnant
when they were abducted.
Once they gave birth,
their babies were stolen,
and they were killed.
Our grandchildren
were the spoils of war.
The army registered them
as their own children.
They stole their identity.
The grandmothers started meeting,
because we had a twofold common goal,
to find our daughters
and get our grandchildren back.
Do you know how many babies were stolen?
We estimate that during
the military dictatorship,
around 500 grandchildren were taken.
Alba.
My youngest daughter.
She had just turned 18.
She was such a cheerful girl, so smart.
She was studying medicine because
she said she wanted to help others.
She had fallen in love and was pregnant.
That morning, as always, she got up,
she gave me a kiss
and before she left, she said, "Mom,
when all this is over,
I'll take you to the mountains."
She knew I wanted to see
my mountains again.
Where I grew up, where I was born.
Can you imagine?
I gave her a kiss.
And I never saw her again.
I don't know where Alba's body is.
And that
breaks my heart.
But luckily,
as mothers, we have a DNA bank.
I was able to find my granddaughter.
You're a mom too, right?
Yes.
Yes, I have two daughters.
And another one on the way.
Yes.
My dad
Máxima,
you don't have to take responsibility
for what your father did.
What he did was his responsibility.
We're glad to be here
and that you opened your eyes.
And that you are here with us.
It's going to be really tight.
I need to do this, Noor.
Inés.
Open up, it's me!
What is going on?
She's my little sister.
She won't open the door.
Damn it, why does there always
have to be something?
At night, it's like
she's demolishing the house
and during the day,
she never stops with that music.
What are you doing here?
-Surprise!
-Yes.
Take a seat, if you want to. I'm coming.
Love your place.
Thanks.
Do you want coffee?
No, no, thanks.
I'll only stay for a bit.
Without coffee, I can't function.
I wanted to ask you something.
What?
Do you want to be
my third daughter's godmother?
Really?
Yes.
Are you pregnant again?
Yes.
And
I thought that maybe
you could come live with us.
We can always use an extra nanny.
No, Máx.
I don't want to be anyone's babysitter.
I'm fine here.
I have my life, my stuff, my home.
I don't want to live
in another country. Okay?
If you don't want coffee,
I can make you something else.
-Whatever you want.
-Inés, some change will be good for you.
Change of scenery,
meeting new people, having company.
I don't want to.
I'll be down in a minute.
Yes, really.
Yes. Thank you.
Duty calls.
Go.
ONE MONTH LATER
Good morning.
Good morning.
Mozambique?
Yes.
It doesn't look like much yet,
but it's going to be amazing.
Is it really that good of an idea,
such a big villa in a poor country?
It's a social project.
We're creating jobs,
there will be a school.
We are building a future
for the people involved in the project.
I just sometimes hear
that these kinds of social projects
sometimes do more harm than good.
Shall we get to work?
Yes.
According to United Nations figures,
175 million people on this planet live
in a country where they weren't born.
I am one of those 175 million.
Is that okay to say?
Yes, for sure. Sure, yes.
There is a signpost
in front of our house.
One of those real ANWB signposts.
That signpost
provides the coordinates of my life.
Buenos Aires, New York,
Brussels, The Hague, Wassenaar.
A lot of people in our country
are strongly interested
in the identity-theme.
-Strongly interested.
-Strongly interested.
Not just in science and in political
environments, but everywhere.
About seven years ago,
my search for the Dutch identity began.
I had the privilege
to meet a lot of people.
To see, hear and taste
a lot of the Netherlands.
But, "the" Dutch identity?
No, I didn't find it.
The Netherlands
is far too multidimensional
to sum up in one cliché.
"The" Dutchman does not exist.
As a consolation, I can tell you that
"the" Argentinian does not exist either.
I therefore find it very interesting
that the WRR report
isn't called "the Dutch Identity",
but "Identification
with the Netherlands".
This leaves room
for development and diversity.
Yes, thank you.
She really said,
"the Dutchman doesn't exist."
She literally said,
"the Dutchman doesn't exist."
Have you seen the papers? And Twitter?
I've taken note of it, yes.
It's all over the news.
Yes, look, both the prime minister
and two ministers
have checked your speech
and approved it.
So now, it just looks like
the opposition,
Wilders in particular, used it to score.
-To score?
-Yes.
They're destroying me.
The entire House of Representatives
is making a scene about it.
I meant it as a compliment.
I wanted to emphasize
the country's diversity.
-Yes.
-How everybody is different,
there's not one right way of being.
It's a dirty game
and it was definitely not played fairly.
-I agree with you.
-It was your idea.
You helped me write it.
-It will be fine.
-I trusted you.
You persuaded me to do it,
you threw me under the train.
Bus.
-Well, I guess that everybody hates me.
-That's not true, cookie.
98 percent of people loved your speech.
It's just two percent
that happens to have a press card
and they need something to write about.
It's absolutely ridiculous.
I don't know.
Hello.
Your mom is a little stressed.
Tell her to calm down.
Because she doesn't
she just doesn't listen to me.
I am proud to announce that
another little princess has been born.
There were some complications.
Both daughter and mother
are doing very well.
And what is the name
of the new princess?
Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés.
We call her Ariane.
We wanted to complete
the triple A rating.
Princess Ariane, the youngest daughter
of Prince Willem-Alexander
and Princess Máxima,
was admitted to the hospital today.
The little princess
was born three weeks ago
in The Bronovo Hospital in The Hague.
Reportedly, she has
a respiratory infection
And?
Things are looking better.
The antibiotics are doing their job.
The pneumonia is under control.
Children quickly catch a virus,
especially just after birth.
-They are still very vulnerable.
-Okay.
I would prefer to keep her
for a few more days.
That also gives you
a little more time to recover.
Okay. Yes, that's fine.
Fine.
Yes. Yes, okay.
-Yes.
-Can I see her for a bit?
Of course, yes.
High blood pressure, poor sleep.
It's really important
that your wife rests well.
And doesn't give
200 percent again straight away.
That's not going to be very easy,
but I'm going to do everything I can.
Surprise.
Look.
Surprise.
Surprise.
Look.
Hey, my love.
She was done waiting in the hospital.
Hi.
She's just as cute as her mom.
No. Much more beautiful.
I have another surprise for you.
Inés!
I can't believe it.
When did you arrive?
I just arrived.
So cute. Hello.
Very cute.
Beautiful.
Inés, do you want tea?
Okay.
Yes, thanks.
This is Inés.
She's your godmother.
Hello.
I'm really glad you're here.
Yes, I didn't want to miss this
for the world.
And it works better than any therapy.
You named her after me.
Thanks.
It really is a gift for me.
How can I not name her after you?
Here. Come.
Let's go with your aunt.
Yes.
Hello.
Very good.
Yes.
I baptize you,
Ariane Wilhelmina Máxima Inés
in the name of the Father,
the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.