Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

Kidnapping Mr. Heineken

The plot of the film was based on a real story that stirred up Amsterdam in the 80s. A group of bandits, who have become participants in several major thefts, decides to go to a new level and kidnap a person. The victim was none other than Freddie Heineken, the beer tycoon known for his "Heineken" brand of hoppy drink. Robbers kidnapped him together with a personal driver. History is famous for the fact that a ransom of 35 guilders was required for this richest man, which is equivalent to 16 million euros by today's standards. Read more Filmed by Daniel Alfredson, the story of the kidnapping of beer magnate Freddie Heineken, played by Anthony Hopkins, is indeed true. In the film, in addition to real materials, a book was used, based on which the script was written. The author of the book is Peter R. de Vries, who wrote it and released it in 1987. The kidnapping of the hero of the film and book took place in 1983. This is the second film that describes the event with F. Heineken. The first attempt was the film The Heineken Kidnapping (2011) starring Rutger Hauer. The author of the book did not like the film very much, and he decided to participate in the creation of this version. True, in the end, the writer did not like the final result, and he rejected the invitation to come to the premiere. The author of "The Kidnapping of Freddy Heineken" believed that the script deviated too much from the real events described in the book. There is also a mistake in the tape, which, however, is difficult to notice without knowing the history of the brand. In the frame, the glass container of "Heineken" beer has a green color. But in fact at that time the drink was sold in brown bottles. The launch of the film fell on 2013, when they began to select actors for the main roles. Already in October of the same year, the film crew began work.