Overview

• iHostage, directed by Bobby Boermans, is now Netflix's top movie worldwide, recounting the 2022 Amsterdam Apple Store hostage crisis.
• The film closely follows the true events where Abdel Rahman Akkad demanded €200 million in cryptocurrency and held a customer hostage for hours.
• The real-life siege ended when the hostage escaped, leading Akkad to chase him and be struck by a police vehicle, later dying in the hospital.
• The movie explores themes of survival, crisis response, and the ethical debate surrounding the police’s unconventional intervention to end the standoff.
• iHostage has sparked renewed conversations about mental health in marginalized communities and the evolving role of cryptocurrency in criminal activities.