Off Screen

6.5 / 10

(17 votes)

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.

Country:

Belgium,

Netherlands

Genre:

Fantasy,

Crime,

Thriller

Duration:

94 minutes

Year:

2005

Director:

Pieter Kuijpers

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Company:

Rinkel Film & TV Productions BV

Cast:
Jeroen Krabbé

Gerard Wesselinck

Jan Decleir

John Voerman

Astrid Joosten

Herself

Theu Boermans

Leo Verkerk

Carly Wijs

Jane Keppler

Crew:
Pieter Kuijpers

Director

Hugo Heinen

Writer

Bert Pot

Director of Photography

Job ter Burg

Editor

Gert Brinkers

Production Design