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Cast
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| Carice van Houten | ... | ||
| Sebastian Koch | ... | ||
| Thom Hoffman | ... | ||
| Halina Reijn | ... |
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| Waldemar Kobus | ... | ||
| Derek de Lint | ... | ||
| Christian Berkel | ... |
General Käutner
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Dolf de Vries | ... |
Notary Wim Smaal
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Peter Blok | ... |
Van Gein
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Rob
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Ronald Armbrust | ... |
Tim Kuipers
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Frank Lammers | ... |
Kees
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| Matthias Schoenaerts | ... |
Joop
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Theo
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Xander Straat | ... |
Maarten
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Israel 1956. Rachel, a Jew, rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz where she is working as a teacher. It brings back memories of her experiences in The Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. September 1944. Rachel is in trouble when her hiding place is bombed by allied troops. She gets in contact with a man from the resistance and joins a group of Jews who are to be smuggled across the Biesbosch by boat to the freed South Netherlands. Germans from a patrol boat murder them all however. Only Rachel is able to escape. She is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers. When Kuipers' son is captured after trying to smuggle weapons, he asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze. Soon she will find out the attack in the Biesbosch wasn't a coincidence. Written by Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)
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To fight the enemy, she must become one of them.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for some strong violence, graphic nudity, sexuality and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
NetherlandsRelease Date:
14 September 2006 (Netherlands) See more »Also Known As:
Black Book See more »Box Office
Budget:
$21,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$112,521 (USA) (6 April 2007)Gross:
$4,398,392 (USA) (17 August 2007)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Gerben Kuipers: How do you know all this?
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: Because I was set up myself! Because I've seen my entire family be slaughtered!
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Composer / Author: C. Steijn & B. van Eyck
Performed by Willy Walden
Publisher: (c) XYZ Edition / Strengholt Music Group
Audiolab Harry Coster
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Did You Know?
Trivia
Barry Atsma auditioned for the role of Hans Akkermans, which was eventually portrayed by Thom Hoffman. See more »Goofs
People are traveling by train, while in real life no trains were going any more at that point in the war. See more »Quotes
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: They're working off a list. Of Jews with money. They murder them.Gerben Kuipers: How do you know all this?
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: Because I was set up myself! Because I've seen my entire family be slaughtered!
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Soundtracks
"Als Op Het Leidseplein De Lichtjes Weer Eens Branden Gaan"Composer / Author: C. Steijn & B. van Eyck
Performed by Willy Walden
Publisher: (c) XYZ Edition / Strengholt Music Group
Audiolab Harry Coster
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Saw it at Toronto Int. Film Festival with Paul Verhoeven and Carice van Houten on stage. This movie has Verhoeven's trademark stamp all over it. It's evident this film was a more personal project for him. Non stop action and good acting, especially from the lead actress, Carice van Houten. I've seen other films (American and French) about Resistance fighters during WWII, but non of them gripped me by the throat like this one. I admit Verhoeven is at times a bit heavy-handed, especially the sound effects of German machine guns, but the story never sags. It's a "By the seat of your pants" type of movie. After you leave the theater, the impact of the story stays with you for days. Go and see it when it comes to your local cinema in North America. I highly recommend it.