Leak (film)

Leak
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jean van de Velde
Written by	Jean van de Velde Simon de Waal
Based on	Sans rancune by Peter van Gestel
Produced by	Rolf Koot Jean van de Velde
Starring	Cas Jansen Ricky Koole Thomas Acda Victor Löw Gijs Scholten van Aschat
Cinematography	Jules van den Steenhoven
Edited by	Herman P. Koerts
Music by	Fons Merkies
Production company	All Yours Film
Distributed by	C-Films
Release date	27 April 2000 (2000-04-27)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

Leak (Dutch : Lek) is a 2000 Dutch thriller film written and directed by Jean van de Velde. The film was loosely based on the book Sans Racune by ex-police officer Jan van Daalen and on a real-life Dutch police scandal from 1994. ^{[1] [2]}

Plot

Young police office Eddy is requested to turn his childhood friend Jack into a drugs informant. ^[3]

Cast

• Cas Jansen as Eddy Dolstra
• Ricky Koole as Ria de Boer
• Thomas Acda as Franco
• Victor Löw as Sjakie Boon/Jack
• Gijs Scholten van Aschat as Ferdinand de Wit
• Ton Kas as Ben Haverman
• Jacob Derwig as Patrick
• Willem de Wolf as Murph
• Daniël Boissevain as Wout
• Jacqueline Blom as Gynaecologist
• Angelique de Bruijnne as Jack's wife
• Jack Monkau as Bijl
• Saskia Temmink as Bijl's wife

Awards

• Golden Calf for:
  • Best Feature Film
  • Best Director  : Jean van de Velde
  • Best Actor  : Victor Löw
  • Best Script  : Jean van de Velde & Simon de Waal

References

1. Blokker, Bas (19 May 2001). "Lek". Filmjaarboek 2000. By Hans Beerekamp. International Theatre & Film books. pp. 116–117. ISBN   9789064036002.
2. "Filmoverzicht".
3. "Lek - VPRO Cinema".

External links

• Leak at IMDb
• Leak at the TCM Movie Database
• Leak at Rotten Tomatoes