| Bolletjes Blues | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Brigit Hillenius Karin Junger |
| Written by | Brigit Hillenius Karin Junger |
| Produced by | René Huybrechste Joram Willink |
| Starring | Negativ Sophie van Oers SugaCane Mr. Probz |
| Music by | Joram Willink, Giorgio Tuinfort |
| Distributed by | Buena Vista International |
Release date |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Language | Dutch |
Bolletjes Blues (Gangsta Blues, also known as Bling!) is a 2006 Dutch musical film with Negativ as the main character, Spike.
Spike is a young black man from Suriname who lives in the Bijlmermeer. He is a student first, but drops out. In order to have enough money to impress his white girlfriend Rosalie (Sophie van Oers) he joins a gang led by Delano (SugaCane) and commits various robberies.
A related gang operates a cocaine smuggling route from Suriname to the Netherlands with mules swallowing cocaine pellets. As a mule, Spike is arrested on departure from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (Zanderij) near Paramaribo, and incarcerated at Santo Boma prison.
Rosalie volunteers as mule also, in order to be able to visit Spike. The film ends after this visit, it does not show whether she actually swallows and smuggles cocaine pellets.
CineMagazine rated the film 2 stars. [1]
VPRO Cinema rated the film 3 stars. [2]
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