Black Book
Black Book

Movie·2006·2h 25m

Black Book

To fight the enemy, she must become one of them.

Country

Belgium

Language

Dutch

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The Story

Original title: Zwartboek

Israel, 1956: Jewish teacher Rachel Stein rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz. It brings back memories of her experiences in the Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. In September 1944, Rachel's hiding place is bombed by Allied troops; she makes contact with a resistance member and joins a group of Jews to be smuggled across the Biesbosch to the freed South Netherlands. Only Rachel escapes a massacre by patrol Germans, and is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers, whose son is captured trying to smuggle weapons. Kuipers asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze, a mission that she will soon learn that the boat attack wasn't a coincidence.

Written By

Gerard Soeteman

Producer

Frans van Gestel, Jeroen Beker

Cinematography

Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Music

Anne Dudley

Editor

Job ter Burg

Themes

in love with enemyworld war iiprosecutionnetherlandssingernazi occupation1940sthe haguedutch resistance

Production House

Fu Works
AVRO
VIP Medienfonds 4
Clockwork Pictures
Studio Babelsberg
Motion Investment Group

Audience Score

74%

1,239 votes

Skip8%
Timepass18%
Go for it39%
Perfection35%

Where to watch

Region: US

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Cast

Carice van Houten

Carice van Houten

Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries

Sebastian Koch

Sebastian Koch

Ludwig Müntze

Thom Hoffman

Thom Hoffman

Hans Akkermans

Halina Reijn

Halina Reijn

Ronnie

Waldemar Kobus

Waldemar Kobus

Günther Franken

Matthias Schoenaerts

Matthias Schoenaerts

Joop

Theo Maassen

Theo Maassen

Prison Guard with Baret

Derek de Lint

Derek de Lint

Gerben Kuipers

Christian Berkel

Christian Berkel

General Käutner

Dolf de Vries

Dolf de Vries

Notary Wim Smaal

Peter Blok

Peter Blok

Van Gein

Michiel Huisman

Michiel Huisman

Rob

Ronald Armbrust

Ronald Armbrust

Tim Kuipers

Frank Lammers

Frank Lammers

Kees

Johnny de Mol

Johnny de Mol

Theo

Xander Straat

Xander Straat

Maarten

Diana Dobbelman

Diana Dobbelman

Mrs. Smaal

Timothy Deenihan

Canadian Colonel

// crew

Crew

Frans van Gestel

Frans van Gestel

Producer

Job ter Burg

Job ter Burg

Editor

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Screenplay, Director

Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Director of Photography

James Herbert

Editor

Jeroen Beker

Jeroen Beker

Producer

Gerard Soeteman

Gerard Soeteman

Screenplay

Andreas Schmid

Executive Producer

Adrian Politowski

Adrian Politowski

Producer

Carl Woebcken

Carl Woebcken

Executive Producer

Nadia Khamlichi

Nadia Khamlichi

Producer

Marcus Schöfer

Executive Producer

Anne Dudley

Anne Dudley

Original Music Composer

Teun Hilte

Producer

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