In 1983, five longtime friends successfully kidnap and ransom the heir (Anthony Hopkins) to the Heineken beer empire.
Release Date: March 6th, 2015
DVD Release Date: April 14th, 2015
R |1 hr 35 min
Plot SummaryIn 1983, five longtime friends successfully kidnap and ransom the heir (Anthony Hopkins) to the Heineken beer empire.
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jim Sturgess, Sam Worthington, Ryan Kwanten, Mark Van Eewen, Thomas Cocquerel, Jemima West, David Dencik
Director: Daniel Alfredson
Genres: Crime drama , Docudrama
Production Co: European Film Company
A strangely lacklustre, unconvincing attempt to tell the story of the Heineken kidnapping. show more
By the time the relatively brief but seemingly interminable proceedings reach their conclusion, viewers may feel like they've been held hostage themselves. show more
Anthony Hopkins plays the king of the hops, and he is excellent. So is the rest of the movie, a sober, no-frills account about the highest ransom ever collected up to that time — $10 million and counting. show more
