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Black Book (2006)

R 05/18/2007 (US) Drama, Thriller, War 2h 25m

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

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In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.

Paul Verhoeven

Director, Screenplay
Gerard Soeteman

Screenplay

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Carice van Houten

Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
Sebastian Koch

Ludwig Müntze
Thom Hoffman

Hans Akkermans
Halina Reijn

Ronnie
Waldemar Kobus

Günther Franken
Matthias Schoenaerts

Joop
Theo Maassen

Prison Guard with Baret
Derek de Lint

Gerben Kuipers
Christian Berkel

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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on August 9, 2020

Carice van Houten plays a spy working for the Dutch Resistance during WW2

During the German occupation of Netherlands in WW2, a Jewess singer turned spy (Carice van Houten) gains access to the Gestapo headquarters to help the Dutch Resistance. Sebastian Koch plays a sympathetic German officer while Waldemar Kobus is on hand as the heavy. Thom Hoffman plays an agent for the Resistance.

“Black Book” (2006), aka “Zwartboek,” is a Euro WW2 film by Paul Verhoeven that balances drama, action, intrigue, romance and suspense. It’s reminiscent of contemporaneous flicks like “Inglourious Bas... read the rest.

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