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The Heineken Kidnapping

Original title: De Heineken ontvoering
  • 20112011
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 7m
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6.5/10
5.6K
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Rutger Hauer, Gijs Naber, Teun Kuilboer, Korneel Evers, and Reinout Scholten van Aschat in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)
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A bold, amateur kidnapping goes wildly awry in this fictionalized account of beer magnate Alfred Heineken's 1983 abduction, which would go on to become one of The Netherlands' most infamous ... Read allA bold, amateur kidnapping goes wildly awry in this fictionalized account of beer magnate Alfred Heineken's 1983 abduction, which would go on to become one of The Netherlands' most infamous crimes.A bold, amateur kidnapping goes wildly awry in this fictionalized account of beer magnate Alfred Heineken's 1983 abduction, which would go on to become one of The Netherlands' most infamous crimes.
IMDb RATING
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5.6K
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  • Director
    • Maarten Treurniet
  • Writers
    • Kees van Beijnum(scenario)
    • Maarten Treurniet(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Reinout Scholten van Aschat
    • Gijs Naber
Top credits
  • Director
    • Maarten Treurniet
  • Writers
    • Kees van Beijnum(scenario)
    • Maarten Treurniet(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Rutger Hauer
    • Reinout Scholten van Aschat
    • Gijs Naber
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 9 nominations

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    The Heineken Kidnapping
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    The Heineken Kidnapping

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    Rutger Hauer in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)
    Gijs Naber, Teun Kuilboer, Korneel Evers, and Reinout Scholten van Aschat in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)
    Gijs Naber and Reinout Scholten van Aschat in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)
    Gijs Naber and Korneel Evers in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)
    Gijs Naber, Teun Kuilboer, Korneel Evers, and Reinout Scholten van Aschat in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)
    Rutger Hauer and Truus te Selle in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)
    Rutger Hauer in The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)
    As Secretary of State for Justice in The Heineken Kidnapping
    Still of The Heineken Kidnapping. Genio de Groot, Rutger Hauer and director Maarten Treurniet.
    As the Secretary of State for Justice,Korthals Altes, in The Heineken Kidnapping. (see more stills)
    Rutger Hauer at an event for The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)
    Rutger Hauer, Gijs Naber, Teun Kuilboer, Korneel Evers, and Reinout Scholten van Aschat at an event for The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)

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    Rutger Hauer
    Rutger Hauer
    • Alfred Heinekenas Alfred Heineken
    Reinout Scholten van Aschat
    • Remas Rem
    Gijs Naber
    Gijs Naber
    • Coras Cor
    Teun Kuilboer
    • Fransas Frans
    Korneel Evers
    Korneel Evers
    • Janas Jan
    Truus te Selle
    • Mrs. Heinekenas Mrs. Heineken
    Marjolein Keuning
    • Elsas Els
    Sallie Harmsen
    Sallie Harmsen
    • Lisaas Lisa
    Menno Van Beekum
    • Ab Dodereras Ab Doderer
    Ton Kas
    Ton Kas
    • Meneer Humbrechtsas Meneer Humbrechts
    Beppie Melissen
    • Mevrouw Humbrechtsas Mevrouw Humbrechts
    Laurie Reijs
    • Sonjaas Sonja
    Marcel Hensema
    Marcel Hensema
    • Kees Sietsmaas Kees Sietsma
    Genio de Groot
    Genio de Groot
    • Korthals Altesas Korthals Altes
    Porgy Franssen
    • Max Moszkowiczas Max Moszkowicz
    Patrick Stoof
    • Sjorsas Sjors
    Ernst Dekkers
    • Dutch Policemanas Dutch Policeman
    Henk Poort
    • Policemanas Policeman
    • Director
      • Maarten Treurniet
    • Writers
      • Kees van Beijnum(scenario)
      • Maarten Treurniet(scenario)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • 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
      Willem Holleeder watches the movie Scarface in the cinema with his girlfriend. However, this movie was released in the Netherlands 6 months after the kidnapping (April 1984).
    • Connections
      Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode #7.23 (2011)

    User reviews12

    Review
    Top review
    3/10
    Not worth the watch
    Going on the knowlegde of the original story I was looking forward watching this. But what a disappointment. This might possible be one of the worst Dutch productions of the last years. No suspense, rushing plot line, bad acting, bad cinemography. The only highlight was seeing Hauer in action again.

    Especially in the middle part where there was opportunity for some suspense and story building, the movie seemed to speed up like crazy. Therefor the moment between ransom and captioning the bad guys was ridiculously fast paced.

    I struggled through the last hour to even finish it. 2 hours of my life I'm not getting back :)
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    • harmvanderhoff
    • Mar 14, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 2011 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • Netherlands
    • Official site
      • Official site (Netherlands)
    • Languages
      • Dutch
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • 21 Days: The Heineken Kidnapping
    • Filming locations
      • Eikenplein 2, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Production companies
      • IDTV Film
      • Verenigde Arbeiders Radio Amateurs (VARA)
      • Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €4,500,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,487,309
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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