“iHostage“, the new Netflix hit based on a real crime, tops the list of the platform’s most-watched productions of the week. Just seven days after its release, the film has reached 15 million views worldwide.
The story of a hostage situation at an Apple store in Amsterdam in 2022 is retold in the film “iHostage,” a new Netflix hit that has already achieved 15 million views in just one week.
Abdel Rahman Akkad, a 27-year-old man, entered an Apple store armed and demanded a ransom of over $200 million in cryptocurrency. He held victims hostage for more than five hours.
The plot of “iHostage” ends similarly to the real case: one of the hostages used the moment when the police handed water to the kidnapper to escape from the store.
Akkad chased after the victim but was hit by a police vehicle. He later died from his injuries.
The film closely follows the events of the crime, with some creative liberties. The case drew attention because hostage situations are rare in the Netherlands.
Despite achieving an extraordinary number of views in just one week after its premiere, “iHostage” has been poorly rated by audiences, receiving only an 18% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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