About the movie: year - 2004 / 1 hour 35 min drama / thriller / Plot of the movie "The Clearing": American Drama "Reckoning" became the directorial debut of Peter Jan Brugge. The plot of the film is based on real events that happened in the Netherlands in 1987. A wealthy married couple Wayne and Eileen Hayes are the embodiment of the American dream - they created their own business and now they cannot deny themselves anything and enjoy the fruits of their many years of work. Wayne is looking forward to retirement and some well-deserved rest when his former employee Arnold Mack kidnaps him in broad daylight. The kidnapper demands a large ransom from the family of his former boss. To save a loved one, Eileen turns to the FBI.