Enthusiasm and perseverance characterize the remarkable career of Jesse Bleekemolen (1997). After an internship at production company Eyeworks and a part-time job as a camera operator and production assistant, he decided at the age of fifteen to make his own feature film. Fataal (Fatal) was intended to be a story about the problems a twenty-something faces when he becomes a victim of senseless violence. In a short time, Jesse had already built up a substantial network of professionals who helped him. Jesse approached screenwriter Dick van den Heuvel, who had written several Carry Slee adaptations; cinema distributor Pathé also immediately believed in the project and promised a release of the film. Most of the crew and cast members worked selflessly, and the lighting and sound equipment was largely sponsored.