Quiz (2012 film)

2012 Dutch film

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Quiz

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Dick Maas[1]
Written by| Dick Maas
Produced by|

* Tom de Mol
* Dick Maas

Starring|

* Pierre Bokma
* Barry Atsma

Cinematography| Piotr Kukla
Edited by| Bert Rijkelijkhuizen
Music by| Dick Maas

Production
companies

* Tom de Mol Productions
* Parachute Pictures
* AVRO

Distributed by| Benelux Film Distributors

Release date

* 22 March 2012 (2012-03-22)

Running time

| 85 minutes
Country| Netherlands
Language| Dutch
Box office| $718,409[2]

Quiz is a 2012 Dutch thriller film written and directed by Dick Maas. The film follows a quizmaster who's approached by a man who claims he kidnapped his wife and daughter. It was released on 22 March 2012 by Benelux Film Distributors. The film received mixed reviews.[3][4]

## Synopsis

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After presenting his last show, quizmaster Leo Vandermolen is sitting in a restaurant waiting for his wife Sandra and daughter Monica when he is approached by a strange man. he shows a picture of Leo's wife and daughter, handcuffed and with tape over their mouths. Leo first thinks it is a joke, but the man proves that he kidnapped them and also that he has a lot of private information about the family. The man tells Leo that he has an hour to answer 10 questions. Should he fail, his wife and daughter will drown in a water tank used on Leo's show.

## Cast

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* Barry Atsma as Leo Vandermolen
* Pierre Bokma as The Kidnapper
* Stephan Evenblij as Koos
* Carly Wijs as Paula
* Marck Oostra as Gerant
* Hanna Verboom as Louise
* Kim van Kooten as Sandra
* Susan Radder as Monica

## Release

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The film was released on DVD, Blu-ray and Video on Demand on 29 August 2012.[5]

## References

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1. ^ "Quiz". Cineuropa. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
2. ^ "Quiz (2012)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
3. ^ van der Burg, Jos (March 2012). "Quiz, Kopje onder". Filmkrant, nr. 341 (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
4. ^ Beekman, Bor. "Quiz". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 October 2024.
5. ^ Keeris, Ludo (25 August 2012). "QUIZ van Dick Maas is vanaf 29 augustus verkrijgbaar op DVD, BD en VOD". AllesOverFilm. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

## External links

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* Quiz at IMDb

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Dick Maas

Films directed|

* The Lift (1983)
* Flodder (1986)
* Amsterdamned (1988)
* Flodder in Amerika! (1992)
* Flodder 3 (1995)
* Do Not Disturb (1999)
* Down (2001)
* Moordwijven (2007)
* Sint (2010)
* Quiz (2012)
* Prey (2016)
* Amsterdamned II (2025)

Films produced|

* Abel (1986)
* Wings of Fame (1990)
* The Last Island (1990)
* My Blue Heaven (1990)
* Oh Boy! (1991)
* The Northerners (1992)
* Long Live the Queen (1995)
* Tom & Thomas (2002)

TV series|

* Flodder (1993-1999)

Related|

* First Floor Features
* De Dick Maas Methode (2020)

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