De Jacht op Meral Ö is a Dutch drama film from 2024 about the Dutch childcare benefits scandal, directed by Stijn Bouma in his fiction directorial debut.
[2][3] The film premiered on the 2nd of September 2024 in De Balie in Amsterdam.
[4] The Turkish-Dutch Meral tries to keep afloat with her two young daughters in Almere when the tax authorities unjustly demand an enormous repayment of €34,000 in child benefits.
Trouw called it a compelling drama about the childcare benefits scandal.
[6] While Dagblad van het Noorden gave it three stars out of four.