Offers
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Offers is a 2005
Dutch
television film
directed by Dana Nechushtan and starring Maryam Hassouni
and Jacob Derwig
. The thriller film is a personal drama
about suicide bombers
and counter-terrorism
in Western Europe
.
In 2006 Maryam Hassouni
won an International Emmy Award for her role as Laila al Gatawi.
Khalid al Gatawi (Iliass Ojja) is about to become a suicide bomber
in Paris
. Even though he hesitates, his bomb is detonated from a distance by a cell phone
. In the explosion a Dutch
woman is killed and her Lebanese
husband is seriously injured. Haron Nasrallah (Jacob Derwig
), the son of the senior couple, is a police officer in Amsterdam
. When the trail of the bombing leads back to the Netherlands, he decides to cooperate with the secret intelligence service.
Khalid and his two sisters Laila (Maryam Hassouni
) and Alisha al Gatawi (Mimi Ferrer) wanted to revenge their fathers death. Mokhtar (Sabri Saad El-Hamus) will arrange the suicide bombings for Laila and Alisha. Haron goes to Alisha's house and discovers she is pregnant. Laila catches him and forces him with a gun to bring her to Alisha. They find out Alisha tries to flee abroad with her boyfriend. Alisha and her boyfriend get killed by a bomb thrown in their car. When Haron is seen with Laila during their pursuit the police is going after the both of them.
The Dutch ambassador
in Egypt
helps Mokhtar by giving false papers to future suicide bombers. Laila finds a memory stick
with information about suicide bombers, but also information that the Dutch ambassador in Egypt was cooperating with Mokhtar. Mokhtar decides to kill the Dutch ambassador in Egypt. With the memory stick Laila and Haron try to make a deal for their freedom and future safety with the secret intelligence service.
Haron meets Mokhtar and, because he doesn't want to blow his cover, he joins Laila in a suicide bombing on Queen's Day
in Amsterdam. Both Haron and Laila record a video testament. He negotiates with his colleagues how they will prevent the bombs from exploding. When his colleagues catch Haron he is handed over to the United States
for suspected involvement in other terrorist attacks. When they catch Laila one agent leads her outside the Queen's Day crowd and let her bomb explode in a small alley.
and Paris
. The television film is broadcasted by VARA
.
2005 in film
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Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
television film
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
directed by Dana Nechushtan and starring Maryam Hassouni
Maryam Hassouni
Maryam Hassouni is a Moroccan television and film actress. In 2006 she won an International Emmy Award for her role in Offers .-Biography:...
and Jacob Derwig
Jacob Derwig
Jacob Derwig is a Dutch film and television actor.In 2003 he married actress Kim van Kooten; they have a son Roman and a daughter Kee Molly ....
. The thriller film is a personal drama
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
about suicide bombers
Suicide attack
A suicide attack is a type of attack in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process.- Historical :...
and counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism
Counter-terrorism is the practices, tactics, techniques, and strategies that governments, militaries, police departments and corporations adopt to prevent or in response to terrorist threats and/or acts, both real and imputed.The tactic of terrorism is available to insurgents and governments...
in Western Europe
Western Europe
Western Europe is a loose term for the collection of countries in the western most region of the European continents, though this definition is context-dependent and carries cultural and political connotations. One definition describes Western Europe as a geographic entity—the region lying in the...
.
In 2006 Maryam Hassouni
Maryam Hassouni
Maryam Hassouni is a Moroccan television and film actress. In 2006 she won an International Emmy Award for her role in Offers .-Biography:...
won an International Emmy Award for her role as Laila al Gatawi.
Plot
Suicide attack
A suicide attack is a type of attack in which the attacker expects or intends to die in the process.- Historical :...
in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. Even though he hesitates, his bomb is detonated from a distance by a cell phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
. In the explosion a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
woman is killed and her Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
husband is seriously injured. Haron Nasrallah (Jacob Derwig
Jacob Derwig
Jacob Derwig is a Dutch film and television actor.In 2003 he married actress Kim van Kooten; they have a son Roman and a daughter Kee Molly ....
), the son of the senior couple, is a police officer in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
. When the trail of the bombing leads back to the Netherlands, he decides to cooperate with the secret intelligence service.
Khalid and his two sisters Laila (Maryam Hassouni
Maryam Hassouni
Maryam Hassouni is a Moroccan television and film actress. In 2006 she won an International Emmy Award for her role in Offers .-Biography:...
) and Alisha al Gatawi (Mimi Ferrer) wanted to revenge their fathers death. Mokhtar (Sabri Saad El-Hamus) will arrange the suicide bombings for Laila and Alisha. Haron goes to Alisha's house and discovers she is pregnant. Laila catches him and forces him with a gun to bring her to Alisha. They find out Alisha tries to flee abroad with her boyfriend. Alisha and her boyfriend get killed by a bomb thrown in their car. When Haron is seen with Laila during their pursuit the police is going after the both of them.
The Dutch ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
helps Mokhtar by giving false papers to future suicide bombers. Laila finds a memory stick
USB flash drive
A flash drive is a data storage device that consists of flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus interface. flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g...
with information about suicide bombers, but also information that the Dutch ambassador in Egypt was cooperating with Mokhtar. Mokhtar decides to kill the Dutch ambassador in Egypt. With the memory stick Laila and Haron try to make a deal for their freedom and future safety with the secret intelligence service.
Haron meets Mokhtar and, because he doesn't want to blow his cover, he joins Laila in a suicide bombing on Queen's Day
Koninginnedag
Koninginnedag or Queen's Day is a national holiday in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Celebrated on 30 April , Koninginnedag is Queen Beatrix's official birthday. Though Queen Beatrix was born on 31 January, the holiday is observed on 30 April as it was the birthday of her mother and...
in Amsterdam. Both Haron and Laila record a video testament. He negotiates with his colleagues how they will prevent the bombs from exploding. When his colleagues catch Haron he is handed over to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
for suspected involvement in other terrorist attacks. When they catch Laila one agent leads her outside the Queen's Day crowd and let her bomb explode in a small alley.
Cast
List of actors from the film with their character names:
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Production
Offers is filmed in AmsterdamAmsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
and Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. The television film is broadcasted by VARA
VARA (broadcaster)
The Omroepvereniging VARA is a Dutch public broadcasting association operating within the framework of the Nederlandse Publieke Omroep system, founded in 1925 as the Vereeniging van Arbeiders Radio Amateurs...
.
Awards
- International Emmy Award (2006) for Best Performance by an Actress for Maryam HassouniMaryam HassouniMaryam Hassouni is a Moroccan television and film actress. In 2006 she won an International Emmy Award for her role in Offers .-Biography:...