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.
Title | Off Screen |
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Year | 2005 |
Genre | Fantasy, Crime, Thriller |
Country | Belgium, Netherlands |
Studio | Rinkel Film & TV Productions BV |
Cast | Jeroen Krabbé, Jan Decleir, Astrid Joosten, Theu Boermans, Carly Wijs, Damien Hope |
Crew | Pieter Kuijpers (Director), Hugo Heinen (Writer), Bert Pot (Director of Photography), Job ter Burg (Editor), Gert Brinkers (Production Design), Sabine Snijders (Costume Design) |
Keyword | hostage-taking |
Release | Feb 03, 2005 |
Runtime | 94 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.50 / 10 by 17 users |
Popularity | 2 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Nederlands |