Doodslag (Dutch for "Manslaughter") is the story of Max, a paramedic who is repeatedly hindered in performing his duties by loutish behaviour. As his ambulance hurries towards a complicated childbirth, some youths prevent Max from reaching the distressed woman in labour. Spurred on by the emergency and the incendiary words of a TV pundit, he reaches a boiling point and forcefully hits one of the men obstructing his ambulance. Max's strike has far-reaching, unintended consequences.
Uma trama que a principio é esquisita, mas bem inventiva, é a chave de partida desse filme que mistura suspense e aventura policial. Um novo tipo de psicopata está solto nas ruas da Holanda. Um homem toma os empregados de uma torre como refém. Sua motivação é um tanto estranha: ele protesta contra os aparelhos de televisores widescreen porque acredita que as faixas negras superiores e inferiores que aparecem na imagem contém mensagens e códigos escondidos. Buscando compreender a loucura do homem, descobre-se que durante anos ele tentou lutar contra esse tipo de aparelho e outras várias tecnologias modernas. O clima está tenso e o dia avança para um final trágico nessa produção que reflete sobre as trágicas consequências da modernidade e da tecnologia.
Under pressure from his publisher, Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky gets work on his latest piece, 'Rouletenberg'. In the 27 days it takes for him to complete the novel reality and fiction become blurred; in this feverish atmosphere of excess Dostoyevsky's characters come to life as he struggles to complete his work.
For all his life Frank Goudvis has tried not to follow in the footsteps of his father. When his father is mysteriously murdered, Frank loses his alibi for his cherished passivity and decides to travel to the crime scene.
A radio-reporter watches a window-washer and they become lovers. Their relationship starts fine but after a while it turns into a power struggle between the two guys of very different background and interests.
