One of the Netherlands’ most notorious gangsters has lost his claim to have a film about the kidnapping of beer magnate Freddy Heineken banned, because it portrays him as being more violent than he actually was.

Willem Holleeder, who is currently serving a nine-year sentence for an unrelated crime, had a key role in the 1983 kidnapping but says the new film, set for release next week, misrepresents him.
The court in Amsterdam said on Friday afternoon that it had not found in Holleeder’s favour. A detailed statement from the judges will follow later.
De Heineken Ontvoering (the Heineken kidnapping) cost €4.7m to make and stars Rutger Hauer as Heineken.
Nose

The film does not name Holleeder although one of the characters looks very like him, including his prominent nose. Nevertheless, his lawyers claim the film will hamper his efforts to reintegrate into society once he is released.
The other two surviving kidnappers told the Parool newspaper earlier this week that the film is one-sided, and makes them out to be much worse than they were.
Jan Boellaard and Frans Meijer both served 12 years in jail for the crime. The fourth kidnapper, Cor van Houdt, was murdered in 2004.

Warehouse
Heineken and his chauffeur were kidnapped after leaving work and held for three weeks in a warehouse. They rescued following a tip-off after the kidnappers were given a ransom of 35 million guilders.
The gang was eventually rounded up and jailed although around 20% of the money has never been recovered.
Holleeder was convicted of extortion in 2007 and is currently under investigation for ordering a number of gangland killings.