Off Screen (2005)

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Country: Belgium, Netherlands
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 2005-02-03
Director: Pieter Kuijpers
Writers: Hugo Heinen
Language: English | Dutch
Stars: Jeroen Krabbé , Jan Decleir , Theu Boermans , Marjon Brandsma , Aat Ceelen , Chris Comvalius , Gijs de Lange , Sjoerd Dragtsma , Turan Furat
Runtime: 94 min
Awards: 4 wins
AKA: За кадром (Russian Federation) , Off Screen (United States of America) , Off Screen (Netherlands the) , Off Screen , Off Screen (United Kingdom) , Ektos eleghou (Greece) , Kleisterlee (Netherlands the) , Képernyőn kívül (Hungary) , Зад екрана (Bulgaria)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0414200