War on Minerals
Willem Geertman came to the Philippines as a lay priest to help the very poorest, and was murdered in broad daylight. A robbery gone wrong, say the Philippine police. An execution, say his family and eyewitnesses. Was there a motive to have this man killed?
The documentary War on Minerals (2017) sheds light on Willem Geertman’s life and his work in the Philippines. What lay behind his murder? Who was responsible? We follow the case over a period of seven years.
