Based on the absurd but true 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm that was documented in the New Yorker as the origins of the 'Stockholm Syndrome'.
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Journalist Fred Flarsky reunites with his childhood crush, Charlotte Field, now one of the most influential women in the world. As she prepares to make a run for the Presidency, Charlotte hires Fred as her speechwriter and sparks fly.
Director:
Jonathan Levine
Stars:
Charlize Theron,
Seth Rogen,
June Diane Raphael
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The formative years of the orphaned author J.R.R. Tolkien as he finds friendship, love and artistic inspiration among a group of fellow outcasts at school.
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Based on the absurd but true 1973 bank heist and hostage crisis in Stockholm that was documented in the New Yorker as the origins of the 'Stockholm Syndrome'.
The hostage situation depicted in the film is what originated the psychological phenomenon known as Stockholm Syndrome, where hostages develop a psychological alliance with (sometimes also referred to as sympathy or sympathetic feelings for) their captors, as a survival strategy. See more »
Goofs
The Vespa scooter seen outside the bank when Kaj Hansson enters is a 1980 model PX version of the scooter, which wasn't even designed in 1973. See more »
Its a psycology drama, based on the incident that happened in stockholm 1973, were a heist went badly wrong, and the hostages as time went by, befriended the culprits.
its hard for me to swallow, all these swedish and norwegian actors, gobbling english like a turkey on the loose, so im sorry to say i lost the ignition already from the start.the story are familliar to many, and could have been better told than this.
the grumpy old man awards just 5 stars for this flick.
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Its a psycology drama, based on the incident that happened in stockholm 1973, were a heist went badly wrong, and the hostages as time went by, befriended the culprits.
its hard for me to swallow, all these swedish and norwegian actors, gobbling english like a turkey on the loose, so im sorry to say i lost the ignition already from the start.the story are familliar to many, and could have been better told than this.
the grumpy old man awards just 5 stars for this flick.