Off Screen

Completed
Off Screen

When an irrational man steps into the Amsterdam office of a large consumer electronics producer and takes all the workers hostage, the authorities are on high alert. The man’s actions come exactly six months after the 9/11 attacks in the United States, and everyone automatically thinks of a terrorist attack.

Release 2005
Genre Psychological Thriller
Language Dutch
Cast Jeroen Krabbé, Jan Decleir, Astrid Joosten
Director Pieter Kuijpers
Writer Hugo Heinen
Producers Reinier Selen, Edwin van Meurs
Co-producers VPRO, Another Dimension of an Idea
Sales agent Rinkel Film
Distributor Rinkel Film
Composer Daniel Bal
Cinematographer Bert Pot
Casting Directors Janusz Gosschalk, Job Gosschalk, Saida van der Reijd
Production designer Gert Brinkers
Editor Job ter Burg

Financiers

VPRO, CoBo Fund, Dutch Cultural Media Fund, VAF, Netherlands Ministry of Culture

Awards & Nominations

2005
Montreal World Film Festival - Grand Prix Des Amériques
winner
2005
Montreal World Film Festival - Award Best Actor
winner
2006
Fantasporto Oporto IFF - Best Director Award
winner
2006
Philadelphia IFF - Best Feature Film
winner
2006
WorldFest Houston Independent Film Festival - Special Jury Award
winner
2006
Pyongyang Film Festival - Award Best Actor
winner
2006
Chamizal Binational Film Festival - Best Feature Film
winner
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