The Heineken Kidnapping (2011) De Heineken ontvoering (original title)

Director:

Maarten Treurniet

Writers:

Kees van Beijnum
Maarten Treurniet

Release Date:

26 October 2011 (Belgium)

Genre:

Crime | History | Thriller

Plot Keywords:

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Awards:

5 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Rutger Hauer	...	Alfred Heineken
Reinout Scholten van Aschat	...	Rem
Gijs Naber	...	Cor
Teun Kuilboer	...	Frans
Korneel Evers	...	Jan
Truus te Selle	...	Mrs. Heineken
Marjolein Keuning	...	Els
Sallie Harmsen	...	Lisa
Menno Van Beekum	...	Ab Doderer
Ton Kas	...	Meneer Humbrechts
Beppie Melissen	...	Mevrouw Humbrechts
Laurie Reijs	...	Sonja
Marcel Hensema	...	Kees Sietsma
Genio De Groot	...	Korthals Altes
Porgy Franssen	...	Max Moszkowicz
Patrick Stoof	...	Sjors
Ernst Dekkers	...	Dutch Policeman
Henk Poort	...	Policeman
Arnost Kraus	...	Assistent rechercheur
Dave Mantel	...	Policeman
Gaby de Haan	...	Dutch Policeman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gary Green	...	French policeman
Ron de Groen	...	Private Investigator (uncredited)
Jaap Dijkstra	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Geert Gielissen	...	Persfotograaf (uncredited)

Directed by
Maarten Treurniet

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Maarten Treurniet
Kees van Beijnum

Produced by
Michael Auret	....	co-producer
Richard Claus	....	producer
Arnold Heslenfeld	....	producer
Klaas de Jong	....	executive producer
Robert Kievit	....	co-producer: VARA
Amanda Law	....	line producer
Frans van Gestel	....	producer

Original Music by
Junkie XL		(as Tom Holkenborg)

Cinematography by
Giulio Biccari		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
J.P. Luijsterburg

Casting by
Job Castelijn
Janusz Gosschalk

Production Design by
Wilbert Van Dorp

Art Direction by
Darryl Hammer
Barbara Westra

Set Decoration by
Mark Walker

Costume Design by
Alette Kraan

Makeup Department
Jane Blewett	....	hair stylist
Trudy Buren	....	makeup artist
Erik Hillenbrink	....	prosthetic appliance fabricator
Rob Hillenbrink	....	prosthetic appliance fabricator

Production Management
Amanda Law	....	unit production manager: South-Africa
Maranka Pool	....	assistant production manager
Piek Seebregts	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cora Arnouds	....	third assistant director
Simon Damast	....	first assistant director (segments)
Stefanie Hamann	....	third assistant director
Marije Hondelink	....	second assistant director
Isabel Martens	....	second assistant director
Sandile Ntobela	....	third assistant director
Reinier Smit	....	assistant director
Marc van der Bijl	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mark Auret	....	property master
Cristiaan Dinnessen	....	car props
Eljo Embregts	....	art department coordinator
Joke Geuze	....	property master
Amasja Koolen	....	art department assistant
Boris Rivett-Carnac	....	assistant property master
Goof Vermeulen	....	graphic designer
Friso Witteveen	....	photographic props

Sound Department
Paul Bijpost	....	sound effects editor
Normann Büttner	....	foley artist
Normann Büttner	....	foley mixer
Gaby de Haan	....	production sound mixer
Ferry de Pater	....	dialogue & adr editor
Jaap Jellema	....	sound effects editor
Mel Kutbay	....	foley artist
James Shannon	....	dolby sound consultant
Thabo Singeni	....	boom operator
Nardi van Dijk	....	foley mixer
Joost van Heerden	....	production sound assistant
Iwan van Wijk	....	adr recordist
Steven Vanwetswinkel	....	adr recordist
Peter Warnier	....	sound designer
Peter Warnier	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Warnier	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Chris Smit	....	special effects assistant
Nick van Leeuwen	....	special effects technician
Edward Wiessenhaan	....	special effects foreman
Harrie Wiessenhaan	....	special effects supervisor
Rick Wiessenhaan	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Marijn Eken	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Hattingh	....	visual effects supervisor
Heino Henning	....	di producer
Les Lahumeten	....	visual effects
Fir Suidema	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Willem de Beukelaer	....	stunts
Ida de Boer	....	stunts
Nicolas de Pruyssenaere	....	stunt performer
Marco Maas	....	stunts
Andrew McKenzie	....	stunt coordinator south africa
Christian Petersson	....	stunt safety
Jeroen Reith	....	stunts
Ron Sleeswijk	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Barnes	....	gaffer
Goa Borrek	....	video assist operator
Alissa Jalink	....	second assistant camera
Jasper Leeman	....	grip assistant
Djuma Masudi	....	grip
Zak 'Ebenezzer' O'Leary	....	key grip
Fir Suidema	....	data wrangler
Nigel Tompkins	....	second assistant camera
Willem van der Eerden	....	gaffer
Richard van der Oord	....	grip
Bram van Woudenberg	....	best boy
Wouter Verberkt	....	additional video assist operator
Adi Visser	....	"b" camera operator/steadicam
Pief Weyman	....	still photographer

Animation Department
David de Winter	....	title sequence animator

Casting Department
Shanti Besseling	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rae Donnelly	....	costume supervisor: South Africa
Inge Hough	....	key costumer
Marcel Moerel	....	costume supervisor
Tim van Deutekom	....	military costumer

Editorial Department
Joost van de Wetering	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Jonathan Beard	....	orchestrator
Junkie XL	....	orchestrator (as Tom Holkenborg)
Mark van den Oever	....	music clearances

Other crew
Hedwig Agterbos	....	script editor
Ruud Ahsmann	....	production assistant
Vaughan Leach	....	location scout: South-Africa
Ing Lim	....	location manager
Lunghi Londi	....	production coordinator: South-Africa
Menno Ludriks	....	investor
Paul Marbus	....	location scout
Alida Rubens	....	production accountant
Reinier Smit	....	script supervisor
Ernie Tee	....	script advisor
Lodewijk van Lelyveld	....	production assistant

Thanks
Florentijn Bos	....	thanks

Production Companies

• IDTV Film
• Verenigde Arbeiders Radio Amateurs (VARA) (in co-production with)
• Nederlands Fonds voor de Film (with the support of)
• CoBo Fonds (as CoBO Fonds) (with the support of)

Distributors

• Benelux Film Distributors (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Arrow Films (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
• Global Screen (2011) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Arrow Films (2013) (UK) (DVD)
• Arrow Films (2013) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Cinemax (2013) (Hungary) (TV)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Mongrel Media (2012) (Canada) (DVD)

Other Companies

• CoBo Fonds  support (as CoBO Fonds)
• Het Raam Digital Cinema  camera equipment provided by
• Kemna Casting  casting
• Nederlands Fonds voor de Film  support
• Warnier Studio Amsterdam  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"De Heineken ontvoering" - Netherlands (original title)

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch | English | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Ireland:15

Company:

IDTV Film

Trivia:

The kidnapper named "Rem Hubrechts" was actually named Willem Holleeder. There actually was a fifth kidnapper, not shown in the movie, called Martin "Remmetje" Erkamps. They used his nickname and gave it to Hubrechts because they couldn't use the name Willem Holleeder because he is still around and threatened with a law suit if they used his name in the movie.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The Mercedes SL has wrong license plates. It has the modern ones with the logo of the European Union on the far left, which is poorly covered with yellow tape.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Pauw & Witteman: Episode #6.25" (2011)

Pacing and script ruined this movie

The producers of this movie stressed that this movie was not strictly based on the book by Peter R. de Vries, the crime reporter. This book is (claimed to be) an accurate account of what the planning, kidnapping and aftermath actually was like. One of the greatest features of that book is the planning stage, which was incredibly meticulous and exciting.

The producers decided to go their own way, but made a critical error. They assume that people know the story, and subsequently leave out key parts of the narrative. This leaves the audience guessing at times what is actually happening. The planning stage is almost completely skipped with the kidnapping taking place in the first 10 minutes of the movie. A bit later there is a scene where the kidnappers are waiting for a ransom money transfer but this goes awry. The problem is that it is not explained that this is a ransom transfer attempt, and uninformed people that are not familiar with the actual kidnapping do not have a clue what is going on.

So the producers decide to NOT base the movie on the book, but trust that the plot is explained by the knowledge people have of the book. It's easy to see that this will not work, and so it doesn't.

Pacing is also a problem as scenes seem to drag on forever and overall atmosphere is very negative and pressing. It seems like there is a fire burning underneath the movie and pressure is building, but it is never released soon enough to be a pay off for the audience.

Acting is quite good, but the script and wooden dialogue aren't doing the actors much favor. Hauer as Heineken is a good fit, as is the main character who is a dead ringer for Willem Holleeder.

It was a mistake to make a movie about a topic so famous that (almost) everyone knows the complete story and subsequently twist the story in the extent that they did. I almost wish Peter R. de Vries will go through with a script more strictly based on his book.