Bolletjes Blues

Bolletjes Blues (Gangsta Blues, also known as Bling!) is a 2006 Dutch musical film with Negativ as the main character, Spike.

Bolletjes Blues
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Karin Junger
Written by	Karin Junger Brigit Hillenius
Produced by	René Huybrechste Joram Willink
Starring	Negativ Sophie van Oers SugaCane Mr. Probz
Music by	Joram Willink, Giorgio Tuinfort
Production companies	Dutch Mountain Movies Video/Film Express
Distributed by	Buena Vista International (Netherlands)
Release date	23 March 2006 (2006-03-23)
Running time	92 minutes
Language	Dutch

Plot

Spike is a young black man from Suriname who lives in the Bijlmermeer. He is a student first, but drops out. In order to have enough money to impress his white girlfriend Rosalie (Sophie van Oers) he joins a gang led by Delano (SugaCane) and commits various robberies.

A related gang operates a cocaine smuggling route from Suriname to the Netherlands with mules swallowing cocaine pellets. As a mule, Spike is arrested on departure from Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (Zanderij) near Paramaribo, and incarcerated at Santo Boma prison.

Rosalie volunteers as mule also, in order to be able to visit Spike. The film ends after this visit, it does not show whether she actually swallows and smuggles cocaine pellets.

Cast

• Negativ as Spike
• Sophie van Oers as Rosalie
• SugaCane as Delano
• Raymzter as Musu
• Mr. Probz as Jimmy
• Adigun Arnaud as Shed Block Thug
• Kimo as Fred
• Derenzo Sumter as Melvin
• Goldie as Zamira
• Salah Edin as Abid Tounssi
• MC Aldrin as Beatboxer
• Verginia Olijfveld as Tante Jennifer
• Reina Linger as Manuela
• Mike Reus as Meester Kees
• Glenn Durfort as Ome edje

Reception

CineMagazine rated the film 2 stars.^[1]

VPRO Cinema rated the film 3 stars.^[2]