It was like a scene right out of an action movie when, on February 22, 2022, an armed robbery at the Apple Store in Amsterdam escalated into the taking of hostages.
It was a case that gripped not only the Netherlands but the entire world.
Now, almost exactly two years later, Netflix has announced that they are working on a “gripping thriller” about the incident.
Multiple perspectives
Filming for the movie, whose title is not yet known, is to start soon under the direction of renowned Dutch director Bobby Boermans.
It will feature actors Soufiane Moussouli and Marcel Hensema and create “a mosaic of experiences” by switching back and forth between the perspectives of the perpetrator, the hostages and the first responders.
The film is set to launch on Netflix in 2025.
What happened?
At around 6 PM on February 22, 2022, shots were heard at the Apple Store on Amsterdam’s famous Leidseplein square.
A 27-year-old Dutchman had taken a Bulgarian man hostage and held him at gunpoint for several hours. About 70 other people were also trapped inside the store.
The hostage-taker asked Dutch police to provide him with €200 million in cryptocurrency and a safe exit from the building. He threatened to blow himself up should they not comply.
The situation eventually came to an end when the perpetrator left the store to get water from the police. He was then struck by a police car, leaving him laying on his back on the ground outside of the store.
He died from the consequences of his injuries several days later.
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