''Suite 16'' is a 1994 Dutch-Belgian-British thriller film directed by

Dominique Deruddere Dominique Deruddere (born 15 June 1957) is a Belgium, Belgian film director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Career Dominique Deruddere was an actor before he became a director. Filmography * ''Crazy Love (1987 film), Crazy Love'' (1987) * ...

and starring

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Antonie Kamerling Anthonie Willem Constantijn Gneomar "Antonie" Kamerling (25 August 1966 – 6 October 2010) was a Dutch actor and singer. He was member of the original cast of the Dutch soap opera ''Goede tijden, slechte tijden''. He played in the films ''The Li ...

, and

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Plot

The film takes place in an expensive hotel at the

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, where Chris, a young

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gets into a fight with one of his female customers and seemingly accidentally kills her. He runs off and hides in room 16, a

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where the rich but physically disabled man Glover lives. Glover offers him refuge from the police, alcohol, drugs and as many prostitutes as he wishes. Chris then discovers that Glover records everything on video. He explains that he is so old and disabled that he can no longer have sex on his own, but still likes to watch others do it. He offers Chris much money to fulfil his sexual fantasies for him, so he can watch. Slowly but surely the fantasies get more perverted and sadomasochistic, until Glover offers Chris to murder a woman during the sex act. In exchange for much money they search for the best potential female victim.

Cast

- Glover *

- Chris *

- Helen

External links

* 1994 crime thriller films 1994 films 1990s erotic thriller films Belgian crime thriller films Belgian erotic thriller films Dutch erotic thriller films Dutch crime thriller films Films about male prostitution in France BDSM in films Films about old age Films set on the French Riviera Films directed by Dominique Deruddere 1990s English-language films English-language Belgian films English-language Dutch films British erotic thriller films 1990s British films {{erotic-thriller-film-stub