Rarely seen in the two decades since its original release, Amsterdamned was a box office sensation in its Netherlands home territory and built itself a small but devoted culty following amongst horror and thriller fans throughout the world.

When the brutally mutilated body of a hooker is discovered suspended from a bridge in the heart of Amsterdam's popular tourist district, the city's police fear the worst. Within days further murders confirm their suspicions – a serial killer is on the loose and is using the vast network of canals to traverse the city before dragging unsuspecting victims to their watery graves and escaping detection by hiding in the darkness beneath the surface.

Fearing an outbreak of mass hysteria and a serious blow to the tourist trade should the news break to the public, the mayor demands swift action from the authorities. The police respond by assigning their best man, Detective Visser (Hube Stapel), to the case. Figuring the killer must be someone with scuba diving experience, Visser begins his investigation at the city's principal sub-aqua club where he meets and befriends an attractive woman diver, Laura (Monique van de Ven), and her therapist, who was also once a diving enthusiast. Meanwhile, as the body count begins to rise, Visser's adolescent daughter and her school friend have unwisely decided to try and track down the killer themselves.

Directed with considerable flair by Dick Maas, Amsterdamned is, we are assured, a taut, suspenseful thriller boasting a rich vein of black humour (in particular some humorous nods to Jaws) and several memorable set-pieces, including a gripping speedboat chase through Amsterdam's narrow waterways.

Amsterdamned will be released on DVD by Nouveaux Pictures on 28th September 2009 at the RRP of £19.99. Featuring both the original Dutch soundtrack with optional English subtitles and an English dub, and the following extras:

• Making-of featurette;
• Dutch trailer;
• English trailer.