Natalee Holloway (2009) (TV)

Director:

Mikael Salomon

Writers (WGA):

Teena Booth (teleplay)
Beth Holloway-Twitty (book)

Release Date:

19 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

Someone knows the truth

Cast

Tracy Pollan	...	Beth Twitty
Grant Show	...	Jug Twitty
Catherine Dent	...	Carol
Amy Gumenick	...	Natalee Holloway
Sean Cameron Michael	...	Paul van der Sloot
Jacques Strydom	...	Joran Van Der Sloot
Cokey Falkow	...	Patrick van Eem
Sean Higgs	...	Detective Frank Sneider
Natasha Loring	...	Hayley
Adam Wylie	...	Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leigh Bremridge	...	Diana Peterson
Kai Coetzee	...	Matt Holloway
Susan Danford	...	Maggie
Michael Dube	...	Hotel Manager
Micheal T. Dube	...	Hotel Manager
Clayton Evertson	...	Deepak Kalpoe
André Gordon	...	Additional voices (voice)
Wayne Harrison	...	Dave Holloway
George Jackos	...	Edwin Bekker
Andre Jacobs	...	Det. Roemer
Kevin Otto	...	Coach Jerry Winter
Kim Senogles	...	Justine
Bjorn Steinbach	...	Brent
Julie Summers	...	Barbara

Also Known As:

The Natalee Holloway Story (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Sony Pictures Television

Soundtrack:

Paris Match

Good message movie...

While the performances are predictable and the story, well, we can see the same theme on "Nancy Grace"/HLN News every evening, it is important for teens and people traveling to small countries to be aware of the facts presented in this film.

Tracy Pollan is believable as Natalee Holloway's mother, a woman who is enraged and galvanized into action when she realizes the death of her daughter was covered up, the perpetrators protected. While certainly this is an upsetting situation, the victim herself was caught in a situation, not realizing the possible outcome.

I would suggest that schools promoting such trips be required to provide more guidelines, partying and having fun is all well and good, but when you are in a foreign country, especially if a female,and alone, you need to know how to protect yourself. Teens who have never traveled can scarcely be expected to safeguard against things they have never been made aware of.

The reality is that there is no such thing as international law. I was told this in Acapulco, after being injured in a hotel, the hotel paid the medical expenses, but the fact is that, if you are traveling to other countries you need to be aware of their laws. You must be aware of how to protect yourself, and please don't expect the American Embassy to help (See the films "Red Corner" with Richard Gere, and "Midnight Express" with Brad Davis).

Worth seeing for the message. Recommended. 7/10.