Amazon Prime is coming out with a three-part docuseries about Lil Kleine
Amazon Prime is in its so-called docu era, because nowadays almost everyone gets a documentary on the streaming service. For example, Koen van Dijk came by with Koen: Aandachtsjunk (really a recommendation by the way), Gianluca Vacchi got one, and Giel: Dromen Zonder Grenzen is also online, about Giel de Winter from StukTV. But the documentary that will be released online this week is by far the most controversial, because in this docu it features Jorik Scholten, also known as Lil Kleine, in the lead role.
The trailer was released this morning, in which we get a small preview and even see his mother on screen — for the first time, because Lil Kleine always said he never wanted to speak to her again. ‘It's time to be Jorik’ are the words with which he closes the trailer.
The documentary also follows Jorik shortly after the leaked video from Yvonne Coldeweijer, in which it shows how he abuses his ex Jaimie Vaes. It was reported online that he had slammed her head in the door, but, as he says in the docu, ‘that was not true at all’. And to be honest, that strikes the wrong chord with me again.
I am a bit wary of this documentary, and this kind of text only makes it worse. If Jorik's first reaction is to downplay such events, there shouldn't have been a documentary in my opinion. Where is the piece of responsibility? In the trailer, we only see him crying because he can finally see his son again. That is of course nice as a father, but nowhere do we see the reason why he hasn't seen his son for a long time; because he abused the mother. Not a single word is mentioned about that, except that he denies having put her head in the door. Taking responsibility for the rest does not happen.
We also hear people from Jorik's surroundings, who blame all sorts of other things. ‘He parties too much.’ ‘He's not sober, and when he is sober, he's the Jorik we really know.’ That may all be true, but he has done all those things; being sober or not doesn't really matter. Of course, it's nice if he lives sober for himself, but that doesn't mean that all the things he has done suddenly disappear like snow in the sun.
And then maybe what bothers me the most: Jorik has of course received a substantial amount for this documentary. A three-part series (available from January 19 on Prime) that he uses for image restoration, in which he still takes little responsibility but does significantly boost his bank account. You know what would really be a gesture of remorse and sincerity? Donate the money you earn from this to a good cause like Sterk Huis.
