Luger
Theo van Gogh / NL, 1982 / 80 min.
Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh’s debut film is as politically incorrect as it gets. Thom Hoffman plays Chris Luger, a fascistic psychopath from The Hague who takes a millionaire’s daughter hostage. The girl’s father refuses to pay the ransom.
24-year-old Van Gogh, who had been rejected by the Filmacademie [Dutch film school] a number of times, wanted to make a film reminiscent of Herzog, Fassbinder and Schlöndorff’s work: contrary and alienating. And as politically incorrect as possible. There were a plethora of complaints immediately after the release of his upstart gangster home movie Luger, particularly about the scene featuring two cats in a washing machine. This scene was also screened during the VPRO youth programme Neon, after which countless of the broadcasters’ subscribers ended their financial support.
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Director
Theo van Gogh
Production year
1982
Country
NL
Original title
Luger
Length
80 min.
Language
Dutch
Subtitles
NONE
Format
16mm
Part of
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