Total Loss


1h 30m 2000

Brief Synopsis

It's 5 minutes to 12 on New Year's Eve. On their way to a party, three young men are in a speeding car, driving faster and faster, screaming, fighting, trying to get the upper hand. Then flashing lights appear in front of them; it's a huge road block sign. In a split second they have to react or not

Film Details

Also Known As
Total Loss : Five Minutes to Twelve, Totalloss
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

Synopsis

It's 5 minutes to 12 on New Year's Eve. On their way to a party, three young men are in a speeding car, driving faster and faster, screaming, fighting, trying to get the upper hand. Then flashing lights appear in front of them; it's a huge road block sign. In a split second they have to react or not. Reinier, Duco and Jeroen look back on the absurd circumstances under which they've met and on their crooked lives, trying to reconstruct how they ended up in this situation. It's 5 minutes to 12 on the last day of the year. For Reinier, Duco and Jeroen the last chance to find peace with themselves has arrived: there's only one way out...

Film Details

Also Known As
Total Loss : Five Minutes to Twelve, Totalloss
Genre
Thriller
Release Date
2000

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 30m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Released in Netherlands August 2000

Feature directorial debut for Dana Nechushtan.

Shown at AFI Fest 2000: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (European Film Showcase) October 19-26, 2000.

Shown at Cannes International Film Festival (market) May 10-21, 2000.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (Cinema of Tomorrow) August 24 - September 4, 2000.

35mm

widescreen

color

Dolby Digital

dialogue Dutch

subtitled English

Released in Netherlands August 2000