Psychological thriller. Geography teacher smuggles a case of heroin for a friend.Psychological thriller. Geography teacher smuggles a case of heroin for a friend.Psychological thriller. Geography teacher smuggles a case of heroin for a friend.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Gene Bervoets
- Man hotel
- (as Gène Bervoets)
Thomas Wander
- Vriend Egon
- (as Thomas Oerlemans)
Storyline
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- TriviaOriginally the movie was going to be directed by Dominique Deruddere, but he pulled out. While preparing his cinema debut AmnesiA (2001), Martin Koolhoven agreed to direct this movie, on the condition he could start anew with casting and pick his own crew. He started to rework the script with writer Tim Krabbé, but years later he said he actually didn't have enough time to get the script perfect. He said he overestimated himself.
- ConnectionsReferences AmnesiA (2001)
- SoundtracksI Chase The Devil
Written and composed by Lee 'Scratch' Perry and Max Romeo
Published by Polygram/Universal
Performed by Max Romeo & The Upsetters
From the album "War Ina Babylon"
Featured review
A must-see
De Grot is a very good film. The great plot comes from the novel by Tim Krabbé, who also adapted this story for the screen. Some really top-class acting, not only by Van Huêt, but especially by Marcel Hensema, who mostly did TV-work prior to his performance of Axel van de Graaf. The film seems to kick of as a thriller, and sets an excellent mood. Then we start to learn about Egon Wagter and Axel van de Graaf, and the story is revealed bit by bit in a very compelling flash-back structure, which adds to the more romantic aspect and the character-driven drama of the movie. In the end this all culminates into an emotional ending, that will grab audiences by their throats. Make sure you know as little as possible about the plot when you are going to see this movie. A must-see, especially if you liked 'Spoorloos' (The Vanishing's original screen adaptation).
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- Joost Koning
- Aug 28, 2001
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $70,797
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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