What happens when a photographer and his twin brother share a deep secret? The truth resurfaces when the twins reunite when their mother has a medical issue. What will come out of them all be back in their hometown? This is at the core of the Dutch movie AmnesiA that was released in 2001. The movie is getting a deluxe Blu-ray by Cult Epics on April 11. The 2-disc Blu-ray also contains writer-director Martin Koolhoven’s TV movies Dark Light and Suzy Q. You’ll be watching a retrospective of his first three major projects. Here’s the press release from Cult Epics with all the details:
Internationally acclaimed Dutch director Martin Koolhoven’s remarkable debut feature film, AmnesiA, is being released on Blu-ray and DVD on April 11, 2023.
Koolhoven is known for directing Winter in Wartime (2008) and Brimstone (2016), which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was his first film in English.
AmnesiA features an all-star Dutch cast including Golden Calf Best Actor winner Fedja van Huêt (Character, Speak No Evil), Carice van Houten (Black Book, Game of Thrones), and Theo Maasen (Black Book, Manslaughter).
The story follows photographer Alex (Fedja van Huêt) as he receives word from his twin brother Aram (also van Huêt) that their mother (Sacha Bulthuis) is gravely ill and will not survive much longer. Alex returns home to AmnesiA, the family estate, to in some way ease the panic and dread that continues to plague him and his photography. As he confronts the past he left behind, his deep-rooted psychological turmoil is laid bare. AmnesiA is a surreal, highly stylized thriller you won’t soon forget.
Cult Epics’ 2-disc Blu-ray Limited Edition and 1-disc DVD sets are newly restored in 4K from the original camera negative. Bonus materials include a new introduction by Koolhoven; an audio commentary by Koolhoven and Fedja van Huêt, moderated by Peter Verstraten; a newly filmed conversation between star Carice van Houten and Koolhoven, a 2001 making-of, a 2001 behind-the-scenes look with van Houten, and the theatrical trailer.
Exclusive to the 2-disc Blu-ray Limited Edition are The TV Films of Martin Koolhoven; Suzy Q starring van Houten and Michiel Huisman, and Dark Light (Duister Licht), starring Viviane de Muynck and Marc van Uchelen, and trailers for each. Bonus material includes new slipcase art by Peter Strain and double-sided sleeve with original bonus film posters.
AmnesiA
Psychological mystery thriller from Martin Koolhoven (Winter in Wartime, Brimstone).
AmnesiA, directed by Martin Koolhoven (Winter in Wartime, Brimstone), is a psychological mystery thriller in which a photographer (Fedja van Huêt) returns home to find his family’s dark secrets uncovered. Winner of the Golden Calf Award for Best Actor for dual role by Fedja van Huêt (Character, Speak No Evil). Debut feature film of Carice van Houten (Black Book, Game of Thrones). Cult Epics presents AmnesiA in a 2-disc Blu-ray limited edition set which includes a bonus disc with Martin Koolhoven’s debut TV movies: the award-winning Suzy Q (1999), featuring the first TV movie appearances by Carice van Houten and Michiel Huisman (Game of Thrones, The Age of Adaline), and Dark Light (1997) with Viviane de Muynck and Marc van Uchelen (The Assault).
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Bonus Materials
- DISC 1: AmnesiA (2001)
- 4K HD Transfer (from the original camera negative) and Restoration
- Introduction by Martin Koolhoven
- Audio Commentary by Martin Koolhoven, Fedja van Huet, moderated by Peter Verstraten
- A Conversation with Martin Koolhoven & Carice van Houten (2022) 44 Mins
- The Making of AmnesiA (2001) 38 mins
- Behind-the-Scenes with Carice van Houten (2001)
- Theatrical Trailer
- DISC 2: (Ltd. Edition) Bonus TV films by Martin Koolhoven
- Suzy Q (1999) 85 mins
- Dark Light (Duister Licht) (1997) 55 mins
- Trailers
- New Slipcase Art by Peter Strain
- Double-sided Sleeve with Original Bonus Film Posters
- Dual-layered Discs
Sales Points
- Suzy Q received 3 Fipa awards at Biarritz 2000 for best scenario, best actor, best film
- New Artwork by Peter Strain
- 2 Disc Limited Edition with two bonus films
- Suzy Q was the most awarded Dutch film of 1999
- Suzy Q are the tv debut movies of Carice Van Houten and Michiel Huisman (Daario Naharis in Game of Thrones, The Age of Adaline)
- Includes two bonus tv films by Martin Koolhoven on second Blu-ray disc:
- Debut feature film of Carice van Houten (Melisandre in Game of Thrones, Paul Verhoeven’s Black Book)
- AmnesiA had a theatrical run in New York
- Winner of the Golden Calf Award for Best Actor for dual role of Fedja van Huêt in Amnesia
- Featuring Fedja van Huêt (Oscar winning 1997 film Character, 2022 horror film Speak No Evil).
- 3 Thrillers by Dutch leading film director since Paul Verhoeven
- Director of the acclaimed films Brimstone & Winter in Wartime
AmnesiA
Psychological mystery thriller from Martin Koolhoven (Winter in Wartime, Brimstone).
AmnesiA, directed by Martin Koolhoven (Winter in Wartime, Brimstone), is a psychological mystery thriller in which a photographer (Fedja van Huêt) returns home to find his family’s dark secrets uncovered. Winner of the Golden Calf Award for Best Actor for dual role by Fedja van Huêt (Character, Speak No Evil). Debut feature film of Carice van Houten (Black Book, Game of Thrones). Cult Epics presents AmnesiA in a newly restored 4K High-definition transfer and a plethora of bonus features.
Media
Bonus Materials
- 4K HD Transfer (from the original camera negative) and Restoration
- Introduction by Martin Koolhoven
- Audio Commentary by Martin Koolhoven, Fedja van Huet, moderated by Peter Verstraten
- A Conversation with Martin Koolhoven & Carice van Houten (2022) 44 Mins
- The Making of AmnesiA (2001) 38 mins
- Behind-the-Scenes with Carice van Houten (2001)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Dual-layered Disc
