For ages the Amsterdam Taxi Service (TCA) had the monopoly of exploiting the cabs in Amsterdam. It was only the TCA that could give out the hyper expensive licences for cab drivers in Amsterdam.
After a change in law new taxi companies appear on the market and within days a taxi war began. Drivers of new taxi’s in Amsterdam are abused and their cabs are molested. When the Amsterdam police intervenes taxi drivers start to riot..
Reporter Michaela May from the German first public TV channel ARD travels to the Netherlands to film for a reportage for the program Weltspiegel. A background reportage on both sides of the battle ground and about the possibilities to solve the problems.
For this production Featurez did the research, set-up and planning of the filming, booked a camera crew, accompanied the filming, did translations and organised archive video footage.