The Prime Minister

2016 [DUTCH]

Action / Thriller

4
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 3028 3K

Plot summary

The Belgian PM is abducted and he finds his wife and children taken hostage. If he wants to see them again – alive – he has to kill the person he is meeting later that day. And that person is no less than... the president of the United States.

Director

Erik Van Looy Photo
Erik Van Looy

Top cast

Dirk Roofthooft Photo
Dirk Roofthooft as The Chief
Saskia Reeves Photo
Saskia Reeves as US President
Norman Baert Photo
Norman Baert as Cleaner
Marcel Hensema Photo
Marcel Hensema as Eurocommissioner
720p.BluRay
1.03 GB
1280*528
Dutch 2.0
NR
Subtitles nl  
24 fps
1 hr 55 min
Seeds 1

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by scoobynutta 5 / 10

Pretty average film apart from one actor, Stijn Van Opstal

De Premier aka 'President Under Siege' is a fairly average Euro effort. The main lead of the film is fairly wooden. The plot itself is fairly straightforward yet unconvincing. Implausibility aside, there was a role in the film played by Stijn Van Opstalthat (The Driver) which I thought was outstanding. Bags of charisma and he commanded every scene he was in. I'd like to see much more of him. Aside from this performance the rest of the film is not really worth watching.
Reviewed by xmasdaybaby1966 6 / 10

Crime Minister

I so wanted to enjoy this.I loved Koen De Bouw in Professor T and after being a bit let down with him only being a support actor in Red Light, I found this which was from the same era as P. T. with him looking rather similar.Eventually, I found a version with English subtitles which was a help (perhaps they were hard to find as some of it was in English anyway).Seeing a few guest stars from P. T. was a boost but the film itself was a let down and a beyond credibility but at least, unlike many films and TV shows here in the UK, it wasn't plastered with political correctness (so tired at mandatory same-sex relationships and a higher than average number of ethnic minorities in shows these days).The music brought some suspense but unfortunately it didn't reflect the poor scenes on screen. So disappointed. Off to watch The Team now. Koen has a small role but hope his character has gravitas.
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