Dennis P. (2007)

Director:

Pieter Kuijpers

Writers:

Pieter Kuijpers (screenplay)
Paul Jan Nelissen (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 March 2007 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

Nothing is more difficult than stealing a heart.

Plot Keywords:

Bank Vault | Foot Amputation | Funeral | Airport | Diamond

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Edo Brunner	...	Dennis P.
Nadja Hüpscher	...	Tiffany
Willeke van Ammelrooy	...	Moeder Dennis
John Leddy	...	Vader Dennis
Sjoerd Pleijsier	...	Stiefvader Tiffany
Marianne Boyer	...	Moeder Tiffany
Finn Poncin	...	Portier Globos
Mary-Lou van Steenis	...	Els
Carol van Herwijnen	...	Curator
Inger van Heijst	...	Coby
Edwin de Vries	...	Directeur Globos
Haye van der Heyden	...	Meneer de Winter
Jorre Van den Bussche	...	Stijn
Sacha Marcus	...	Mauricio
Wimie Wilhelm	...	Medewerkster Kas 1

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Belgium | Netherlands

Language:

Dutch

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Belgium

Company:

Another Dimension of an Idea

Trivia:

The premier (12th of March 2007) for this film was in Utopolis Cinema, Almere. It was organized there, because many shots of the film were taken in that city.

Enjoyable dutch movie

I recently watched this movie at a Sneak preview and found it quite entertaining as far as dutch movies go. This movie is based on the novel "Aan de Haal" from Gijsbert Termaat and Tjerk de Vries, which is in turn based on a true event: Dennis P. became Holland's biggest diamond thief when he walked away with almost 10 million euros worth of diamonds of an international diamond trader.

The movie tells the story about that heist in an enjoyable way, much like the movie "Vet Hard" did. If you like that movie, this one will certainly be worth your money. I found the movie to be very entertaining to watch due to its humor (loads of sarcasm by "Edo Brunner", who plays Dennis P.) and touching story. As the movie progressed, I went on to like Dennis and his motives for stealing the diamonds, this sympathy for his actions lasted all the way through the end of this touching movie.