Doodslag

Jan 12 2012 N/A 1h 21m
Drama, Thriller

Doodslag (Dutch for "Manslaughter") is the story of Max, a paramedic who is repeatedly hindered in performing his duties by loutish behaviour. As his ambulance hurries towards a complicated childbirth, some youths prevent Max from reaching the distressed woman in labour. Spurred on by the emergency and the incendiary words of a TV pundit, he reaches a boiling point and forcefully hits one of the men obstructing his ambulance. Max's strike has far-reaching, unintended consequences.

Plot

Max's ambulance is being held up by a small gang whose friend has a minor injury. Max, on his way to a woman who is giving birth with complications, hits a boy trying to unblock the road. The boy dies in the hospital while in the next room the baby and mother survive. Is Max a hero or a murderer?

Written by

Marcel Lenssen, Pieter Kuijpers, Theo Maassen

Directed by

Pieter Kuijpers

Cast

Theo Maassen, Gijs Scholten van Aschat, Maryam Hassouni

Crew

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Production Countries

Netherlands

Production Companies

CoBo Fonds, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, Pupkin

Languages

Nederlands

Awards

7 nominations

Trailers
Officiële trailer DOODSLAG
Scores
# of Votes
2,486
Average Rating
6.7 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA