Four desperate teens fake-kidnap their rich friend. What could possibly go wrong? (Spoiler: everything.)
Tells the story of Kim, Bas and Michael. Four underprivileged teens living in a disadvantaged neighborhood. They have to deal with aggression, emotional abuse or neglect by their parents on a daily basis. When they meet a new classmate: Daniël, from what seems to be a prosperous family, they take their chance to escape their downtrodden lives. Together with Daniël they decide to conduct his own kidnapping in order to get ransom money from his own father.
Acting
Young cast delivers raw, unpolished desperation.
Direction
Banken packs feature-length tension into 35 minutes.
Director
Anon Banken
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reflects growing Dutch cinema focus on marginalized youth in post-industrial towns like Heerlen.
Shot in just 4 days on a €15,000 budget — most of the cast were first-time actors from the region.
NL
