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The real-life suspect behind the Apple Store hostage crisis was identified by Dutch authorities as Abdel Rahman A., later publicly named in media reports as Abdel Rahman Akkad.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The origins of the song date to the Iran hostage crisis of 1979.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Yes, the film is inspired by a real-life hostage crisis that took place in Leidseplein, Amsterdam, on February 22, 2022, when Abdel Rahman Akkad held everyone inside an Apple store hostage.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 22 Apr. 2025
Inspired by a real-life 2022 hostage crisis in Amsterdam, the film reenacts the tense standoff that unfolded at an Apple Store in the city's bustling Leidseplein Square.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
The origins of the song date to the Iran hostage crisis of 1979.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 25 June 2025
Yes, the film is inspired by a real-life hostage crisis that took place in Leidseplein, Amsterdam, on February 22, 2022, when Abdel Rahman Akkad held everyone inside an Apple store hostage.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 22 Apr. 2025
Inspired by a real-life 2022 hostage crisis in Amsterdam, the film reenacts the tense standoff that unfolded at an Apple Store in the city's bustling Leidseplein Square.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Hostage crisis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hostage%20crisis. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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