Summaries

March 11th, 2002. John Voerman takes the head of security and 17 others hostage in Amsterdam biggest skyscraper. John 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 and Vision Gerard Wesselinck, their impossible friendship, rivalry and John's armed attempt to force the executive to do penance in public.—Anonymous

Details

Keywords
  • hostage
  • skyscraper
  • alternate reality
  • amsterdam netherlands
  • television crew
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Feb 2, 2005
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Netherlands Belgium
Official sites Official site
Language English Dutch
Filming locations Amsterdam Studio's, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Production companies Rinkel Film Rinkel Film & TV Productions BV Another Dimension of an Idea

Box office

Budget $1500000
Gross worldwide $998041

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 34m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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