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My Suicide for You

On Wednesday the 11th of July, 2001, rockstar and painter Herman Brood commits suicide by jumping off the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton hotel. In his personal videos, song lyrics and interviews Brood has left a trail of breadcrumbs pertaining to the questions his death has given rise to. The documentary takes a look back to re-experience these important moments with the help of these never-before-seen footages and the people that stood closest to him.

  • Dennis Alink
    Director
    Sluizer Speaks, Unknown Brood
  • Dennis Alink
    Writer
    Sluizer Speaks, Unknown Brood
  • Thomas van der Gronde
    Writer
    Sacred Defense, Unknown Brood
  • Dennis Alink
    Producer
    Sluizer Speaks, Unknown Brood
  • Gideon Levy
    Producer
  • Nelsje Musch-Elzinga
    Producer
  • Dan Blazer
    Producer
  • Erik van der Hoff
    Producer
  • Herman Brood
    Key Cast
  • Nina Hagen
    Key Cast
  • Bono
    Key Cast
  • Black Francis
    Key Cast
  • Xandra Brood
    Key Cast
  • Lola Brood
    Key Cast
  • Anton Corbijn
    Key Cast
  • Holly Mae Brood
    Key Cast
  • Henny Vrienten
    Key Cast
  • Koos van Dijk
    Key Cast
  • Dany Lademacher
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Music, Biography
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 28 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    November 19, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    170,000 EUR
  • Country of Filming:
    Netherlands
  • Language:
    Dutch
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • IDFA
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    World Premiere
    Nominated Best Dutch Documentary
  • Docfeed
    Eindhoven
    Netherlands
  • Nederlands Film Festival
    Utrecht
    Netherlands
    Selected L' Or Golden Calf Competition
  • Los Angeles Film Awards
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Nominated Best Director & Best Cinematography
Distribution Information
  • Amstelfilm
    Country: Netherlands
    Rights: Theatrical, Video / Disc
    Country: Netherlands
    Rights: Theatrical, Video / Disc
Director Biography - Dennis Alink

Alink began his education at the Amsterdam film academy in 2009. In 2010 he began the webseries Midnight Movie Review, in which he discussed movies and interviewed members of the film industry. Following 2011 he became active as the programmer for various horror- and cult showings.

Since 2013 he can be seen as film expert in the Dutch TV program Kanaal 12 and is often a guest on Dutch radio and television to talk about a films. In 2014 his first feature-length documentary Sluizer Speaks premièred at the IDFA in Amsterdam. The film follows the final years of the life of the filmmaker George Sluizer, as he attempts to finish his incompleted film Dark Blood.

Since 2014 Alink has been working on a documentary about the Dutch rock 'n' roll singer Herman Brood. The film, Unknown Brood, (international title My Suicide for You) premièred at the IDFA with positive responses from both critics and audiences and got selected in the Dutch competition and the music competition.

He is currently working on a documentary series about the glam-metal band the Rectum Raiders.

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