SYNOPSIS:

What if the walls could speak? In this episode, we delve into the dark past of Nijenborgh Castle in Weert – a place of power, betrayal, and bloody conflict during the Eighty Years’ War. Who was Count Van Horne, the castle’s most famous resident, and why was he beheaded? To whom did the skeletons belong that archaeologists are uncovering in a mass grave? And just how brutal was life during the sieges, executions, and war crimes that took place here? With unexpected archaeological discoveries, a revealing detail on a centuries-old painting, and a visit to Museum W, we unravel step by step what really happened. Together with a physical anthropologist we uncover the secrets that these human remains still hold. Though Nijenborgh Castle has almost vanished, its stories live on – horrifying, thrilling, and revealing...

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:Robin Peeters, who graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy in 1996, leads Mosasaurus as a producer, writer, and director. His expertise lies in creating cultural and scientific films and series, though he occasionally ventures into fiction and music videos. Beyond his work with Mosasaurus, Robin is active as a Director of Photography and Film Editor for external productions and regularly mentors emerging filmmakers. Robin lives and works in Limburg, the place where 65 million years ago the Mosasaurus – the "T. rex of the sea" – swam through a subtropical sea.

AWARDS and SCREENINGS:

The Archaeology Channel International Film Festival