Stockholm

Based on an Absurd but True Story.

This film is based on the true story of a 1973 bank heist and hostage drana back in 1974. We follows the robber who dons a disguise to raid a central Stockholm, Finland bank. He then takes hostages in order to spring his pal from prison. One of the hostages includes a wife and mother of two. Negotiations with detectives hit a wall when the police refuse to let the robber leave in a getaway car with the hostages. As hours turn into days, he alternates between threatening the hostages and making them feel comfortable and secure. The hostages develop an uneasy relationship with their captor, which is particularly complex for the mother, who develops a strong bond with him as she witnesses his caring nature. This connection gave rise to the psychological phenomenon known as “Stockholm syndrome”.

93 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Comedy, Crime, Drama.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

Hope they don’t realise it’s just a water pistol...

Credits

Cast	Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace, Mark Strong, Christopher Heyerdahl, Bea Santos, Mark Rendall, Ian Matthews, John Ralston
Director	Robert Budreau
Screenplay	Robert Budreau
Music	Steve London
Cinematography	Brendan Steacy
Editing	Richard Comeau
Made in	2018
Produced by	Darius Films, Lumanity Productions, JoBro Productions & Film Finance, Blumhouse Productions, Productivity Media

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

Genre	Drama
Language	The film contains use of moderate impact, fairly frequent crude language that is used within the context of expression and frustration. Consumer advice is warranted.
Nudity	None
Sex	None
Violence	The film contains moderate impact, fairly frequent realistic violence which may disturb, distress or confuse cognitively immature children under the age of 13 years.
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	None
Comments
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USA MPAA rating

R: Restricted	Rated R for language and brief violence
Runtime	92
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit 15 +	Positive messages	Positive role models
Violence	Sex	Language
Consumerism	Drinking, drugs, smoking

Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
What the Critics say
Tonight Pat Padua Stockholm syndrome at play.	10
Die Burger Christiaan Boonzaier Só klap liefde spanning se dop.	10
Metacritic.com 17 critics	11
Rottentomatoes critics 57 critics	12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer Tomatometer Stockholm can’t quite do justice to its themes or the real-life events it dramatizes, but a light touch and well-chosen cast keep the end results consistently entertaining.	14
Movie Review Query Engine MRQE critics	12
CommonSenseMedia Tara McNamara Violent true-crime hostage dramedy makes bad guy likable.	10
What the People say
Metacritic.com users 28 users	18
Rottentomatoes users 69 users	15
Rottentomatoes popcornmeter Popcornmeter	17
IMDB 2088 Netizens	13
The Movie DB Community	12
Average .. 64%	13