A convicted kidnapper on Thursday is suing to stop the release of a film portraying the 1983 ransom of a beer tycoon, in which he played a large part, according to reports.
Willem Holleeder was convicted and sentenced to 11 years for the role he played in kidnapping Freddy Heineken. He is currently serving out an unrelated nine-year prison sentence for extortion, and submitted the court papers from his cell, reported The Associated Press.
Holleeder’s lawyer said the film, called “The Heineken Kidnapping” and starring Rutger Hauer of “Blade Runner” fame, is bad for his reputation, according to the news agency. He said the film portrays the kidnappers as being overly-violent.
“In my eyes, he suffered the bulk of the damage to his reputation when he kidnapped Heineken: this is peanuts by comparison,” said the film’s director, Maarten Treurniet, who dismissed Holleeder’s claims.
The filmmakers said that the main kidnapper in the film is actually based on not only Holleeder but also one of the other four kidnappers in the case, according to The Dutch News. Holleeder’s name is not actually used in the film.
Willem Holleeder was convicted and sentenced to 11 years for the role he played in kidnapping Freddy Heineken. He is currently serving out an unrelated nine-year prison sentence for extortion, and submitted the court papers from his cell, reported The Associated Press.
Holleeder’s lawyer said the film, called “The Heineken Kidnapping” and starring Rutger Hauer of “Blade Runner” fame, is bad for his reputation, according to the news agency. He said the film portrays the kidnappers as being overly-violent.
“In my eyes, he suffered the bulk of the damage to his reputation when he kidnapped Heineken: this is peanuts by comparison,” said the film’s director, Maarten Treurniet, who dismissed Holleeder’s claims.
The filmmakers said that the main kidnapper in the film is actually based on not only Holleeder but also one of the other four kidnappers in the case, according to The Dutch News. Holleeder’s name is not actually used in the film.
Two of the other kidnappers also criticized how the film portrayed the events, according to the News.
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