March 11th, 2002. John R. takes the head of security and 17 others hostage in Amsterdam biggest skyscraper. John R. demands to speak with the Philips head of Sound&Vision. His goal is to warn people about a large-scale fraud, aimed at brainwashing consumers by means of widescreen TV sets. In the film, we find out about John's preliminary frustrations, his bizarre encounter with Philips head of Sound&Vision Gerard Wesselinck, their impossible friendship, rivalry and John's armed attempt to force the executive to do penance in public.
Genre: Fantasy, Crime, Thriller
Stars: Jeroen Krabbé, Jan Decleir, Astrid Joosten, Theu Boermans, Carly Wijs, Damien Hope
Crew: Hugo Heinen (Writer), Pieter Kuijpers (Director), Job ter Burg (Editor), Edwin van Meurs (Producer), Winnie Gallis (Key Makeup Artist), Sabine Snijders (Costume Design)
Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Language: Nederlands
Studio: Rinkel Film & TV Productions BV
Runtime: 94 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 03, 2005
IMDb: 4.5
Keywords:hostage-taking
