Bolletjes Blues (Gangsta Blues, also known as Bling!) is a 2006 Dutch musical film with Negativ as the main character, Spike.

Bolletjes Blues
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKarin Junger
Written by
  • Karin Junger
  • Brigit Hillenius
Produced byRené Huybrechste
Joram Willink
StarringNegativ
Sophie van Oers
SugaCane
Mr. Probz
Music byJoram Willink, Giorgio Tuinfort
Production
companies
  • Dutch Mountain Movies
  • Video/Film Express
Distributed byBuena Vista International (Netherlands)
Release date
  • 23 March 2006 (2006-03-23)
Running time
92 minutes
LanguageDutch

Plot

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Spike is a young black man from Suriname who lives in the Bijlmermeer. He is a student first, but drops out. In order to have enough money to impress his white girlfriend Rosalie (Sophie van Oers) he joins a gang led by Delano (SugaCane) and commits various robberies.

A related gang operates a cocaine smuggling route from Suriname to the Netherlands with mules swallowing cocaine pellets. As a mule, Spike is arrested on departure from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (Zanderij) near Paramaribo, and incarcerated at Santo Boma prison.

Rosalie volunteers as mule also, in order to be able to visit Spike. The film ends after this visit, it does not show whether she actually swallows and smuggles cocaine pellets.

Cast

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Reception

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CineMagazine rated the film 2 stars.[1]

VPRO Cinema rated the film 3 stars.[2]

References

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  1. ^ van Alphen, Julien. "Bolletjes blues! (2006)". CineMagazine. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  2. ^ (Dutch) Bolletjes blues!
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