Off Screen

Feb 3 2005 Not Rated 1h 34m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

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.

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.

Written by

Hugo Heinen

Directed by

Pieter Kuijpers

Cast

Jeroen Krabbé, Jan Decleir, Astrid Joosten

Crew

View crew

Production Countries

Netherlands, Belgium

Production Companies

Rinkel Film & TV Productions BV

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

4 wins

Scores
# of Votes
1,298
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA