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 ...
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| Jeroen Krabbé | ... | Gerard Wesselinck | |
| Jan Decleir | ... | John Voerman | |
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Astrid Joosten | ... | Herself |
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Theu Boermans | ... | Leo Verkerk |
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Marjon Brandsma | ... | Elly Voerman |
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Aat Ceelen | ... | Colleague John |
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Chris Comvalius | ... | Heleen Wagemakers |
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Gijs de Lange | ... | Paul Kruiswijck |
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Sjoerd Dragtsma | ... | Jongen in de bus |
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Turan Furat | ... | Security guard |
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Janni Goslinga | ... | Anna Voerman |
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Damien Hope | ... | Youngster in bus |
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Robbie Kensmil | ... | Security guard |
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Han Kerckhoffs | ... | Driver of Mr. Wesselinck (as Han Kerckhof) |
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Emma Kuijpers | ... | John's granddaughter |
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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. Written by Anonymous
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3 February 2005 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
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EUR1,500,000 (estimated)Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I had high expectations of this movie, everybody in The Netherlands was shocked when they heard the news that a man took a building and the people in it hostage. Sometimes the movie is quite confusing you do not always know what is real, at the end it becomes clear. Probably the reason why the rating is so low. But it tells the story about the man who takes people hostage and how he comes to his act and justifies it. I think they did a great job in trying to tell the story behind this man. You even start feeling for this guy. I gave it a 7 out of 10. Go see it, it is worth it. Jeroen Krabbé was good as ever and I also liked Jan Decleir. Both are very good and experienced actors. Definitely no waste of time.