''Reckless'' () is a 2014 Dutch thriller film directed by

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. The film is a Dutch-language remake of the 2009 film '' The Disappearance of Alice Creed''. The film was the opening film of the

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in 2014. In 2015,

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won the

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for his role in the film. The soundtrack for the film was made by the Dutch band

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Plot

Two ex-convicts, Victor (

) and Rico (

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) kidnap a millionaire's daughter, Laura Temming ( Sarah Chronis). They force her into a van in broad daylight and soon after begin negotiating

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with her father. They remove all evidence by stripping their van, removing all of Laura's clothes and preventing her from sitting on a toilet, instead forcing her to use a

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for peeing while handcuffed and ballgagged. The kidnapper's plan do not unfold when Laura manages to grab a gun when pretending to use the bucket to poop.

Cast

as Victor *

as Rico * Sarah Chronis as Laura Temming

Production

Filming took place in the Dutch town of Oudewater.

References

External links

* 2014 films Dutch thriller films 2010s Dutch-language films Dutch remakes of British films Films shot in the Netherlands Thriller film remakes A-Film Distribution films Three-handers {{2010s-Netherlands-film-stub