hours before she went missing. Cast Tracy Pollan as Beth Holloway-Twitty, Natalee's mother Wayne Harrison as Dave Holloway, Natalee's father Grant Show as George "Jug" Twitty, Natalee's stepfather Amy Gumenick as Natalee Holloway, graduating high school student who disappeared in Aruba Kai Coetzee as Matt Holloway, Natalee's brother Sean Michael as Paul van der Sloot, father of Joran van der Sloot Jacques Strydom as Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee's disappearance Clayton Evertson as Deepak Kalpoe, friend of Joran van der Sloot Cokey Falkow as Patrick van der Eem, working in an undercover investigation Catherine Dent as Carol Standifer, friend of Beth Holloway-Twitty Broadcast The April 19, 2009 broadcast attracted 3.2 million viewers and more than 1 million women in the 18-49 age group, garnering the highest Nielsen ratings in the Lifetime Movie Network's 11-year history at that time. Reception Although the movie set ratings records for Lifetime, the movie was not received well by critic Alec Harvey of The Birmingham News. Harvey called the movie "sloppy and uneven, a forgettable look at the tragedy that consumed the nation's attention for months". However, Jake Meaney of PopMatters found the film to be surprisingly "calm and levelheaded", and praised Tracy Pollan's portrayal of Beth Holloway. Holloway said that she was honored by Pollan's portrayal and that there "could not have been a better choice." Joran van der Sloot himself watched the film one evening in 2010, according to his friend John Ludwick, and said that some parts were true while others were not. Home media The film was released on DVD for home video on November 10, 2009 by Sony Pictures. It was released internationally on DVD in January 2010 in the Netherlands, Germany, and Argentina. It has also been released in France, Greece, and Spain. Sequel A follow-up television film, Justice for Natalee Holloway, with Pollan, Show, and Gumerick reprising their roles from the first film and Stephen Amell taking the part of Joran van der Sloot, aired on May 9, 2011 on the Lifetime Movie Network. The sequel film takes place five years after the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, as Beth Twitty partners with the FBI in trying to bring Joran van der Sloot to justice. References External links Natalee Holloway at the Lifetime Movie Network 2009 television films 2009 films 2000s biographical films 2000s crime drama films 2000s mystery films American biographical films American crime drama