New alliances emerge inside and outside Breendonk. As Rik tries to hold his ground in the camp, Elisabeth receives unexpected help. Vaes is confronted with choices that put the world he has carefully built under pressure.

The Mandate

Kevin Janssens

Jolan de Bouw

Koen De Bouw

Anne-Laure Vandeputte

The Way Out

The Martyrdom

Following a failed act of resistance, Rik and his father Leon are taken to Breendonk. As Rik is confronted with the harsh reality of the camp, Elisabeth refuses to give up on him. Flemish SS officer Vaes tries to strengthen his position.

The Arrestees

Rik learns the unwritten rules of Breendonk and discovers how far prisoners must go to survive. Elisabeth searches for news of Rik. Vaes enjoys his growing influence, but the war takes its toll on his private life.

The past lets no one go. As Rik and Leon discover more and more about each other, tensions surrounding Vaes grow. Elisabeth is forced to make difficult choices, and the consequences of earlier decisions become increasingly apparent.

The war seems to be taking a new turn, and no one is left untouched. Relationships come under strain, loyalties are tested, and old convictions begin to waver. For Rik, Elisabeth and Vaes, the consequences of their choices become increasingly apparent.

The Purgatory

The Liberation

Belgium under Nazi occupation, 1942. Resistance fighter Rik and his father Leon are imprisoned in the brutal Breendonk camp, where survival comes at a devastating price. Forced into a dangerous alliance with a Flemish SS guard, they face impossible choices between loyalty, betrayal and survival.

The Mandate

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