| The Heineken Kidnapping | |
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 Film poster | |
| Dutch | De Heineken ontvoering |
| Directed by | Maarten Treurniet |
| Starring | Rutger Hauer Reinout Scholten van Aschat Gijs Naber Teun Kuilboer Korneel Evers Truus te Selle Marjolein Keuning Sallie Harmsen |
| Music by | Junkie XL |
Release date |
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Running time | 127 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
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