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iHostage (2025)

iHostage poster
Directed by
Bobby Boermans
Genre
drama film, crime film, thriller film
Country
Netherlands
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
R
Rating
5.9 of 10 from 324 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gunman takes hostages at an Apple Store in Amsterdam. The story follows the attacker, the hostages, and the police during the standoff.

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What happens

iHostage is a 2025 Dutch thriller film directed by Bobby Boermans and written by Simon de Waal. Released on April 18, 2025, on Netflix, the film is inspired by the real-life hostage crisis Apple Store Amsterdam that occurred at an Apple Store in Amsterdam on February 22, 2022. The movie stars Soufiane Moussouli as the gunman, Admir Šehović as the main hostage, and features a supporting cast including Loes Haverkort, Marcel Hensema, and Emmanuel Ohene Boafo. The narrative unfolds through the perspectives of the attacker, the hostages, and the police, blending suspense with emotional depth to depict a tense standoff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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