A group of amateur criminals, led by the fictionalized "Rem Hubrechts" (based on real-life kidnapper Willem Holleeder), abduct Heineken and hold him for 21 days in a cramped warehouse cell.
While based on real events, the 2011 film takes several creative liberties:
Primarily Dutch, with some French and English. It is frequently viewed with English subtitles . Plot Summary subtitle The.Heineken.Kidnapping.2011.1080p.Blu...
Rutger Hauer (Alfred Heineken), Reinout Scholten van Aschat (Rem Hubrechts), Gijs Naber (Cor van Hout), and Teun Kuilboer (Frans Meijer).
The real-life kidnapper Willem Holleeder threatened a lawsuit if his name was used, leading the filmmakers to create the character "Rem Hubrechts". A group of amateur criminals, led by the
The film features four kidnappers, whereas there were actually five in the real-life 1983 case.
The movie is a fictionalized account of the 1983 abduction of Freddy Heineken and his chauffeur, Ab Doderer. The movie is a fictionalized account of the
A record ransom of 35 million Dutch guilders (approximately €16 million) was paid for their release.