Black Out (2012)

After ruthless gangsters wrongfully accuse him of stealing from them, a retired criminal has 24 hours to creep back into his past life and retrieve a bag of coke before his fiancée is killed.

Director:

Arne Toonen

Writers:

Gerben Hellinga (novel), Melle Runderkamp (story)

Stars:

Raymond Thiry, Kim van Kooten, Bas Keijzer

5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Raymond Thiry	...	Jos Vreeswijk
Kim van Kooten	...	Caroline
Bas Keijzer	...	Bobbie
Renée Fokker	...	Coca Inez (as Renee Fokker)
Edmond Classen	...	Charles
Katja Schuurman	...	Charity
Birgit Schuurman	...	Petra
Willie Wartaal	...	Wally
Kempi	...	Björn
Simon Armstrong	...	Vlad
Ursul de Geer	...	Rudolf
Alex van Warmerdam	...	André
Marwan Kenzari	...	Youssef (as Marwan Kenzari)
Robert de Hoog	...	Gianni
Horace Cohen	...	Rex

Storyline

On the day before his wedding, retired criminal Jos wakes up next to a murdered man with no recollection of what happened the night before. He soon discovers that a group of gangsters have pinned him as the lone suspect in the theft of 20 kilos of coke. He's got to get it back in 24 hours, or the life of his bride will be in serious danger. Now he has no choice but to creep back into his dangerous old world of petty thieves and drug dealers - all before his wedding the next day.

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Plot Keywords:

wedding | disco | bowling ball | fake money | robbery | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Crime

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Netherlands]

Country:

Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Release Date:

26 January 2012 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

Black Out - Eine Leiche auf Reisen

Filming Locations:

Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,749, 23 February 2014

Gross USA:

$2,734

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$388,465

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hazazah Pictures, Orange Film, BNN TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Birgit Schuurman is married to the director, Arne Toonen. Nonetheless, Arne made her and her famous sister Katja Schuurman audition for their parts.

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Connections

References Scarface (1983)

User Reviews

You won't have one

This kind of works like a Hangover style thriller and it does so very well. I'm pretty sure an American remake is on its way or is at least in the development stage at this very moment. This is really good and you shouldn't let the fact this is a Dutch production put you off. Or the fact you might need to read subtitles. It's totally worth it, because it has all the ingredients a thriller needs.

There is action, comedy and secrets. The comedy might not be everyones taste, but I really loved how politically incorrect the movie is. If you have a problem with those jokes you might not enjoy the movie as much as I did. Still you can't fault the movie for it's near perfect execution (no pun intended).