Off Screen

Original Title|Off Screen

Lang | 94' | 2005 (Completed)

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Writer	Hugo Heinen
Director	Pieter Kuijpers
Producer	Anja Daelemans

Full credits

11 March, 2002. John R. takes the head of security and 17 others hostage in Amsterdam's biggest skyscraper. John R. demands to speak with the CEO of Dutch electronics giant Philips. His goal is to warn people about a large-scale fraud, aimed at brainwashing consumers by means of widescreen TV sets.

synopsis

11 March, 2002. John R. takes the head of security and 17 others hostage in Amsterdam's biggest skyscraper. John R. demands to speak with the CEO of Dutch electronics giant Philips. 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 CEO Gerard Wesselinck, their impossible friendship, rivalry and John's armed attempt to force the executive to do penance in public.
11 Mars 2002. John R. prend le chef de la sécurité et 17 autres personnes en otage dans le plus haut gratte-ciel d’Amsterdam. John R. demande à parler avec le PDG de Philips, le géant de l’électronique allemand. Son but est d’alerter les gens à propos de la fraude à grande échelle, dont le but est de faire un lavage de cerveau aux consommateurs à l’aide de larges écrans de TV. Dans le film, nous en apprenons plus sur les frustrations initiales de John, son étrange rencontre avec Gerard Wesselinck, le PDG de Philips, leur amitié possible, la rivalité, et la tentative armée de John d’obliger le cadre à présenter ses excuses en public.

Credits

Writer
Hugo Heinen
Director
Pieter Kuijpers
Producer
Anja Daelemans
Cast
Astrid Joosten, Jan Decleir
Editing
Job ter Burg
Photography
Bert Pot
Music
Portait II

Format

Creation details

Type
Film
Category
Fictie
Production share
Majoritair
Belgium
Genre
Lang
Year of production

2005
Production status
Completed
Original title
Off Screen
Original language
Dutch

Technical specs

Running time
94'
Aspect ratio
16:9
Sound format
5.1 (+sub)
Available formats
35mm
Colour
Colour

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Another Dimension of an Idea

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