''Amsterdam Heavy'' is a 2011 English
action
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crime film
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written and directed by Michael Wright, and starring
Michael Madsen
Michael Madsen (born September 25, 1957) is an American actor. Alongside his frequent collaborations with Quentin Tarantino—''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992), ''Kill Bill: Volume 2'' (2004), ''The Hateful Eight'' (2015), and ''Once Upon a Time in Hol ...
, Jeroen Post,
Alison Carroll
Alison Carroll (born 21 May) is an English gymnast, model and actress. She was the live-action model of the video game character Lara Croft from 2008 to 2010.
Biography
Carroll was born on 21 May. She trained at the Urdang Academy in Music ...
,
Fajah Lourens
Fajah Hanna Nicole Lourens (born July 3, 1981) is a Dutch actress, model and disc jockey.
Career
She played the role of Yasmin Fuentes in the Dutch soap opera ''Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden'' for three seasons (2002–2005). Lourens had her f ...
,
Semmy Schilt
Sem "Semmy" Schilt (; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch actor and former kickboxer, karateka and mixed martial artist. Schilt holds the distinction of being the only kickboxer to have won 5 major heavyweight tournaments, being a four-time List of ...
and
Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and was the first fight ...
. It was shot in Amsterdam,
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
.
Premise
The film tells the story of criminal "JD" who is on a relentless quest for revenge. He smuggles himself back to his hometown Amsterdam. Having arrived there, he goes on a rampage through the Dutch capital to find those who have betrayed him.
Cast
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Michael Madsen
Michael Madsen (born September 25, 1957) is an American actor. Alongside his frequent collaborations with Quentin Tarantino—''Reservoir Dogs'' (1992), ''Kill Bill: Volume 2'' (2004), ''The Hateful Eight'' (2015), and ''Once Upon a Time in Hol ...
[Michael Madsen joins Amsterdam Heavy](_blank)
/ref> as Martin Keele
* Dorien Rose Duinker as Zoe
* Alison Carroll
Alison Carroll (born 21 May) is an English gymnast, model and actress. She was the live-action model of the video game character Lara Croft from 2008 to 2010.
Biography
Carroll was born on 21 May. She trained at the Urdang Academy in Music ...
as Monique
* Fajah Lourens
Fajah Hanna Nicole Lourens (born July 3, 1981) is a Dutch actress, model and disc jockey.
Career
She played the role of Yasmin Fuentes in the Dutch soap opera ''Goede Tijden, Slechte Tijden'' for three seasons (2002–2005). Lourens had her f ...
[Partner Fajah Lourens in Amsterdam Heavy known](_blank)
/ref> as Agent Brandt
* Semmy Schilt
Sem "Semmy" Schilt (; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch actor and former kickboxer, karateka and mixed martial artist. Schilt holds the distinction of being the only kickboxer to have won 5 major heavyweight tournaments, being a four-time List of ...
as Himself
* Alistair Overeem
Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and was the first fight ...
as Himself
* Horace Cohen as Jansen
* Gokhan Saki as Himself
* Mimoun Ouled Radi as De Vries
* Jörgen Raymann
Jörgen Henri Raymann (born 13 August 1966) is a Dutch-Surinamese cabaretier, stand-up comedian, actor and presenter.
In 2021, he appeared in the television show '' De Verraders''.
Jörgen Raymann was born in Amsterdam and raised in Paramaribo ...
as Dr. Sunil
Music
Ray & Anita's single "Nothing 2 Lose" is the lead track for ''Amsterdam Heavy''.[Nothing 2 Lose on the soundtrack of Amsterdam Heavy](_blank)
/ref>
Release
''Amsterdam Heavy'' was released on DVD
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and Blu-ray Disc
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in 2011 in the United States.[The Hollywood Reporter - Tombstone to distribute Amsterdam Heavy](_blank)
/ref> In 2012 it was released in other countries, including the United Kingdom,[Amsterdam Heavy new UK release](_blank)
the Netherlands, Germany, China, Brazil, and France. The single disc DVD contains both full-screen and widescreen versions of the film. It also contains a Making of, Cast interviews and the music video of "Nothing 2 Lose" by Ray & Anita.
References
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2011 films
2011 crime action films
2011 independent films
2011 martial arts films
British crime action films
British independent films
British martial arts films
Films set in Amsterdam
Films shot in Amsterdam
2010s English-language films
2010s British films
English-language independent films
English-language crime action films
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