The Takeover 2022
What is The Takeover?
The film "The Takeover" is a story about a self-proclaimed ethical hacker. This individual's life is significantly impacted when they intervene in a data breach on a high-tech self-driving bus.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 2022
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 87 minutes
- Release date
- Nov 1, 2022
- Original language
- NL
- Origin
- Netherlands
- Studios
- Fiction Valley
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Updated
Where to watch
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Overview
The film "The Takeover" is a story about a self-proclaimed ethical hacker. This individual's life is significantly impacted when they intervene in a data breach on a high-tech self-driving bus. The bus's shutdown also inadvertently disrupts an international criminal network. As a result, the hacker becomes a target and is falsely implicated in a crime. A deepfake video is created, which appears to show the hacker committing a murder.
Should you watch it?
“When a hacker stops a bus data breach, she becomes the target of a deadly deepfake.”
- Ethical hacker protagonist drives the plot
- Blend of action and crime elements
- Compact 1h27m runtime keeps it brisk
- Mixed critical reception reflected in modest ratings
Watch it if you enjoy fast‑paced cyber‑crime thrillers with a hacker heroine.
Contains intense tech‑crime suspense and brief violent implications, best for mature audiences.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the main profession of the lead character?
The lead, Mel Bandison, is a self‑proclaimed ethical hacker.
What triggers the conflict in the story?
She stops a data breach on a high‑tech self‑driving bus, which disrupts an international criminal network.
What genre does the film belong to?
It is classified as an action, crime, and thriller film.
How long is the film?
The runtime is approximately 1 hour and 27 minutes.
When was the film released in the United States?
It premiered on November 1, 2022 in the US.