Wijster
– On 2 December 1975, a journalist is one of many passengers on the slow train that is kidnapped near ..
On 2 December 1975, a journalist is one of many passengers on the slow train that is kidnapped near Wijster by young South Moluccans. After some terrifying moments, he makes contact with the hijackers and starts acting as their go-between. Meanwhile, his wife and daughter, as well as his mistress keep themselves abreast of things through the media. The train hijacking lasts for twelve days and claims a few lives.
29 May 2008
Dutch
Paula van der Oest
Nicole Steggerda (screenplay), Ger Vaders (novel)
Jaap Spijkers, Roos Netjes, Anniek Pheifer, Marlies Heuer
2 December 1975. In the morning, sixteen-year-old Susan holds up her father, causing him to miss the intercity to work. Later that day she discovers he was in the slow train from Groningen to Zwolle, which has been hijacked by a group of young Moluccans...