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Kidnapping Freddy Heineken (2014)

Kidnapping Freddy Heineken poster
Original title
Kidnapping Mr. Heineken
Directed by
Daniel Alfredson
Genre
drama film, thriller film, gangster film
Country
United Kingdom, Netherlands, Belgium, United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
R
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 671 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of men kidnap a famous beer magnate in Amsterdam. They hold him for a huge ransom while dealing with the pressure of the plan.

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What happens

Kidnapping Freddy Heineken (U.S. title Kidnapping Mr. Heineken) is a 2015 British-Dutch crime drama film directed by Daniel Alfredson based on the 1983 kidnapping of Freddy Heineken. The screenplay, based on the 1987 book by Peter R. de Vries, was written by William Brookfield. The role of Freddy Heineken is played by Anthony Hopkins, with Sam Worthington as Willem Holleeder, Jim Sturgess as Cor van Hout, Ryan Kwanten as Jan Boellaard, Thomas Cocquerel as Martin Erkamps and Mark van Eeuwen as Frans Meijer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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