THE SURPRISE
synopsis
A man, who is so depressed by his bland existence, decides to hire a firm that specialises in assisted and seemingly accidental suicides. After signing an irreversible contract, he meets a beautiful woman — giving him something to live for and forcing them both to use their wits to outsmart the contracted firm.
| international title: | The Surprise |
| original title: | De Surprise |
| country: | Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Ireland |
| sales agent: | Content International |
| year: | 2015 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Mike van Diem |
| film run: | 102' |
| release date: | NL 21/05/2015, PT 20/08/2015, HU 15/10/2015 |
| screenplay: | Mike van Diem |
| cast: | Jeroen van Koningsbrugge, Georgina Verbaan, Jan Decleir, Henry Goodman |
| cinematography by: | Rogier Stoffers |
| film editing: | Jessica de Koning |
| art director: | Hubert Pouille |
| music: | Brian Byrne |
| producer: | Els Vandevorst, Hans de Weers, Michael Eckelt, Antonino Lombardo, Morgan Bushe |
| production: | Riva Filmproduktion, Prime Time, Fastnet Films, N279 Entertainment, Isabella Films, Fatt Productions |
| backing: | Eurimages, Nordmedia, Filmförderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein |
| distributor: | A-Film Distribution, Cinemundo [PT] |
