Off Screen 2005

Title: Off Screen
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Languages: English
Genres: Fantasy, Crime, Thriller,
Runtime: 1:34:00 Hour
Cast: Jeroen Krabbé, Jan Decleir, Astrid Joosten
Directors: Pieter Kuijpers
Rating: 6.5 (19 Votes)
Year: 2005
Summary: 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.