May 12, 2021
Ann Hornaday
THE WASHINGTON POST – “Why can’t we just have different opinions and be nice about it?”
Thus pleads Femke Boot, a Dutch newspaper columnist whose regular columns incite a steady stream of toxic comments and social media abuse.
She’s debating an author named Steven Dood (the last name translates to âSteven Deathâ), whose imposing goth persona includes kohl-like eyeliner and black-painted fingernails.
As
The Columnist opens, it looks like Steven – nicely played by Bram van der Kelen – will become an even more menacing figure in Femke’s life. That is, if you don’t count the publisher who’s breathing down her neck for her next book.
Katja Herbers and Achraf Koutet are Affected by Their Difference in Opinions in The Columnist Exclusive Clip
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Actress Katja Herbers stars in director Ivo van Aart’s crime horror film, ‘The Columnist.’
Actress Katja Herbers is taking matters into her own hands by fighting back against the people who are defaming her in the the upcoming Dutch horror movie, ‘The Columnist.’ The performer’s eponymous protagonist of Femke Boot has become so stressed out and consumed by the hate-filled messages she’s been receiving on social media that she decides to strike back against her attackers in real life.
Confront a Computer Troll in Our Exclusive Clip from THE COLUMNIST
Anyone who s battled an online troll will be able to relate to our exclusive clip from THE COLUMNIST!
In
The Columnist, a writer is pushed to the brink of insanity by malicious internet trolls. (I’ve got no idea what that feels like. Nope, not one bit!). Look for the film this Friday (May 7th) via Virtual Cinema, VOD, and Digital. A DVD release will follow on May 11th.
Evil, Westworld), confronts a particularly nasty man in our exclusive clip below the trailer and synopsis!
Synopsis:
In this darkly funny horror film, Femke Boot (Katja Herbers) is a columnist and writer suffering from endless abusive posts and death threats on social media. Femke is obsessed by these hate-filled messages and spends every moment checking her Twitter feed. This obsession consumes her life and her work suffers as she fails to write her columns and novel. One day, all her pent-up anger and frustration explode in a moment of shock