Amsterdam Vice

Amsterdam Vice
Directed byArne Toonen
Produced byRachel van Bommel
Starring
Release date
  • 18 April 2019 (2019-04-18)
Countries
  • Netherlands
  • Belgium
LanguageDutch

Amsterdam Vice (Dutch: Baantjer: Het Begin – English: Baantjer: The Beginning) is a 2019 Dutch film and accompanying series directed by Arne Toonen.[1] The film and eponymous television series is based on the novels of A. C. Baantjer and a prequel to the television series Baantjer, based on the same novels.

The Videoland version of the film was edited as a double episode (episodes 1 and 2 of the series). However, a number of scenes are missing in this version. The film won the Golden Film award two weeks later after having sold 100,000 tickets.[1][2] Kurt Loyens also won the Golden Calf for Best Production Design award at the 2019 Netherlands Film Festival. Amsterdam Vice was also awarded a Silver Remi Award 2020 winner by the WorldFest Houston in the category Feature Film – Crime/Drama and was selected for Festival de la Fiction de la Rochelle as a nominee in the category ‘best international series’.

  1. ^ a b "Baantjer Het Begin bekroond met Gouden Film vanwege 100.000e bezoeker" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Baantjer: Het begin krijgt Gouden Film" (in Dutch). RTL Boulevard. 4 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.