The Vanishing is based on a book (The Golden Egg) by Dutch journalist Tim Krabbe, which I have to say is one of the most mesmerising, dispiriting books I've ever read, it is an utterly stunning piece of work, so as with any reader who watches the film, I expected the worst. In its original title, the film is called Spoorloos. Directed by George Sluizer this film tells a similar story, we begin with Rex Hofman (Gene Bervoets) a dutch man whose girlfriend Saskia (Johanna ter Steege) has disappeared at a petrol station in France while they are on a short holiday together. Rex searches everywhere but can find no sign of her, he continues to hunt for ...  Read the complete review

A young Dutch couple, Rex and Saskia, travel to France for a holiday. Calling in at a service station, Saskia goes to buy some drinks...and never returns. Rex searches for her, to no avail, and the police aren't really that interested in helping him. Then Rex starts to receive a series of letters from the kidnapper, asking to meet up with him. Each time Rex goes to the meeting place, however, the kidnapper doesn't show up. Unable to move on, despite getting together with a new girlfriend, Rex is beginning to think he will never find out what happened to Saskia. Then the kidnapper shows himself. Will he reveal what happened to Saskia? And could Rex be in danger himself? ..  Read the complete review