Director Erik Van Looy and actor Koen De Bouw, the talent behind film fest favorite The Alzheimer’s Case, collaborate again on a tense and stylish new thriller replete with touches of black humor. De Bouw stars as the seemingly happily married Belgian Prime Minister, who lives in a suburban paradise with his wife and two young children. One day, as he makes his way to a summit meeting in Brussels, his car is hijacked, his driver killed and he is kidnapped along with his closest aide. The PM quickly learns that his wife and children are being held hostage and they will only survive if he kills the person he is due to meet at 3pm, the President of the United States.
The film intertwines love and professional life in a manner unusual for a thriller, which raises the stakes for both the characters and the audience.
Director Biography
Belgian filmmaker and director Erik Van Looy was born in 1962. His filmography includes the highly praised Loft (’14) and The Alzheimer Case ('03). Van Looy is also a well-known television host on the show De Pappenheimers (’03).
Press
"Shot and set in Brussels, the Belgium prime minister soon learns his wife and children will only survive if he kills the president of the United States." - Hollywood Reporter
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