Kidnapping Mr. Heineken (2015)

The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath, and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred "Freddy" Heineken (Sir Anthony Hopkins), which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual.

Director:

Daniel Alfredson

Writers:

William Brookfield, Peter R. de Vries (book)

Stars:

Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jim Sturgess	...	Cor Van Hout
Sam Worthington	...	Willem Holleeder
Ryan Kwanten	...	Jan 'Cat' Boellard
Anthony Hopkins	...	Freddy Heineken
Mark van Eeuwen	...	Frans 'Spikes' Meijer
Thomas Cocquerel	...	Martin 'Brakes' Erkamps
Jemima West	...	Sonja Holleeder
David Dencik	...	Ab Doderer
Dirk Roofthooft	...	Pa Holleeder
Vera Van Dooren	...	Ma Holleeder
Kat Lindsay	...	Karin
Roy McCrerey	...	Iverson
Vince Canlas	...	Chinese Restaurant Owner
Natalie Mejer	...	French Stewardess
Eric Godon	...	Police Drop Off Driver

Storyline

The inside story of the planning, execution, rousing aftermath, and ultimate downfall of the kidnappers of beer tycoon Alfred "Freddy" Heineken (Sir Anthony Hopkins), which resulted in the largest ransom ever paid for an individual.

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Plot Keywords:

beer | car chase | tycoon | ransom | product placement | 

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Taglines:

It was the perfect crime until they got way with it.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Netherlands Belgium UK USA

Language:

English Dutch German

Release Date:

6 March 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

€21,726 (Netherlands), 28 June 2015, Limited Release

Company Credits

Production Co:

Informant Media, Global Film Partners, Embankment Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The brother of Alfred Heineken's driver was a well known comedy actor (Joop Doderer) in The Netherlands.

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Goofs

While most of the times cars from the correct era can be seen, in some shots a modern tram or car can be seen out of focus in the background.

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Quotes

Freddy Heineken: There are two ways a man can be rich in this world, he can have a lot of money, or he can have a lot of friends. But he cannot have both.

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Connections

Version of The Heineken Kidnapping (2011)

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Soundtracks

You Are The Light
Performed by Evan Olson
Written by Evan Olson
Courtesy of Lovecat Music

User Reviews

A movie made in a rush

I think the story could have been developed way more than what they did. In the first part of this movie, we get introduced to the main characters who - I have to say - have no blame at all in the low scoring of this movie: they are interesting, each one different from one another, with different dynamics going on. Somewhere along the way though, the director or the Writers decided that they needed to be quicker. That is where you can clearly sense how they push a Fast Forward button and every single development present in the first part of the movie is quickly and mercilessly unfold without any decent or (expected maybe)deeper explanation. As other reviewers have already written, this story could have definitely become an impressive Movie, especially thanks to the Actors who took part in it. I have given it a 6/10, but only because of the Actors and the interesting story.