A psychological thriller inspired by the life of Michael S., a small-town boy from Holland, who becomes the world's most wanted cybercriminal.
Acting
Gijs Blom's terrifyingly blank charisma as a man who feels nothing.
Direction
De Cloe treats coding like heroin—visceral, sweaty, shameful.
Director
Mark de Cloe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Michael S. operated 'Utopia,' a darknet market so amateurish experts initially dismissed it—until its arrest numbers proved devastating.
Released the same year as the American 'Silk Road' film, this Dutch version deliberately avoids the glamorous antihero framing of its Hollywood counterpart.
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