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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.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 2005 |
| Country | Belgium, Netherlands |
| Genre | Fantasy, Crime, Thriller |
| Director | Pieter Kuijpers |
| Runtime | 94 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.5/10 (18 votes) |
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The director constructs a psychological thriller that relies on the tension between a tense hostage crisis and surreal flashbacks. He explores obsession and paranoia, working with visual metaphors of screens and distortion to convey themes of perceptual control.
What lingers after viewing is a disquieting sense of uncertainty about where the conspiracy ends and delusion begins, in a world where media and madness collide. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Pieter Kuijpers
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Alone at night, with no distractions, fully immersed.
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