Film student Edson da Conceicao grew up in Spangen, a Rotterdam district that is sometimes seen as a deprived area. The filmmaker saw friends and acquaintances turn to crime and thought that was a reason to make a film about the Rotterdam district. "SPANGEN is about three friends who commit a robbery. The film starts when the robbery has just been completed. In one night we get to know their motives. I want to show the person behind the gang." SPANGEN is a graduation production of the Dutch Film Academy.

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