Black Book
2006 · Movie · R · 145 min · ★ 7.5 · 74% critics
Years after the war, a chance encounter in Israel forces a Jewish survivor to revisit her time in German-occupied Netherlands. After a deadly escape attempt leaves her alone, she joins the resistance and takes on a dangerous undercover mission inside enemy ranks, where betrayal and shifting loyalties make survival uncertain.
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Details
- Original title
- Zwartboek
- Years
- 2006
- Release date
- 2006-09-14
- Language
- Dutch
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 145 min
- Critic score
- 74/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (1,246 votes)
- Box office
- $26,768,563
- Budget
- $21,000,000
About
If you want a twisty World War II resistance thriller with suspense, romance, and constant uncertainty about who to trust, this delivers; Not for you if you avoid graphic violence, nudity, or long, intense stories like Inglourious Basterds.
Pros: tense spy intrigue; strong lead performance; moral gray areas | Cons: long runtime; heavy violence and sexuality; some plot stretches
Themes
- in love with enemy
- world war ii
- prosecution
- netherlands
- singer
- nazi occupation
- 1940s
- the hague
- dutch resistance
Awards & recognition
- Golden Calf — Best Feature Film · 2006
- Platinum Film
- European Film Award — Best Actress · 2007 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2007 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2007 · nominated
Cast & crew
Carice van Houten
as Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
Sebastian Koch
as Ludwig Müntze
Thom Hoffman
as Hans Akkermans
Halina Reijn
as Ronnie
Waldemar Kobus
as Günther Franken
Matthias Schoenaerts
as Joop
Theo Maassen
as Prison Guard with Baret
Derek de Lint
as Gerben Kuipers
Christian Berkel
as General Käutner
Dolf de Vries
as Notary Wim Smaal
Directed by Paul Verhoeven