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Black Book

Black Book

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

2006 2h 25mDramaThrillerWar

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.

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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.

The vibe

in love with enemyworld war iiprosecutionnetherlandssingernazi occupation1940sthe haguedutch resistance

Behind it

Paul VerhoevenPaul VerhoevenDirectorGerard SoetemanGerard SoetemanScreenplayAnne DudleyAnne DudleyComposerKarl Walter LindenlaubKarl Walter LindenlaubCinematography

Cast

Carice van HoutenCarice van HoutenRachel Stein / Ellis de VriesSebastian KochSebastian KochLudwig MüntzeThom HoffmanThom HoffmanHans AkkermansHalina ReijnHalina ReijnRonnieWaldemar KobusWaldemar KobusGünther FrankenMatthias SchoenaertsMatthias SchoenaertsJoopDerek de LintDerek de LintGerben KuipersChristian BerkelChristian BerkelGeneral KäutnerDolf de VriesDolf de VriesNotary Wim SmaalPeter BlokPeter BlokVan GeinMichiel HuismanMichiel HuismanRobRonald ArmbrustRonald ArmbrustTim KuipersFrank LammersFrank LammersKeesJohnny de MolJohnny de MolTheoXander StraatXander StraatMaartenDiana DobbelmanDiana DobbelmanMrs. SmaalRixt LeddyRixt LeddyAnnyLidewij MahlerLidewij MahlerLinda

Director

Paul Verhoeven

Writers

Paul Verhoeven, Gerard Soeteman

Release date

14 Sept 2006

Runtime

2h 25m

Budget

$21.0M

Box office

$26.8M · 1.3× its budget

Studio

Fu Works, AVRO, VIP Medienfonds 4

Language

Dutch, German, English

Countries

Belgium,Germany,Netherlands

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