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- BFI identifier711142
- Date2006 (Copyright)
2007-01-19 (Release) - Production countryGermany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Belgium
- Production companyFilm & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 4 GmbH & Co., Zwartboek Productie, Egoli Tossell Film AG, Black Book Production, Cinepartners Belgium Two, Marmont Film Production, Hocus Focus Films, Fu Works, Clockwork Pictures, Babelsberg Studios, Motion Investment Group, Motel Films, Hector Films, ContentFilm International, AVRO, Stichting Nederlands Fonds voor de Film, Stichting Co-productiefonds Binnenlandse Omroep, MBB - Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg, Eurimages Conseil de l'Europe, FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt, City of The Hague, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Matrix Film Finances
- SynopsisSet in Nazi-occupied Netherlands near the end of the Second World War dealing with complex relationships, collaborations and betrayal. A young Jewish singer goes into hiding and ends up joining the Dutch resistance after her parents are killed. She infiltrates Gestapo headquarters for the Resistance and finds herself in danger when a traitor betrays the group. As the war ends she is still at risk, with former friends believing she is a traitor and the real traitor wanting to get rid of her to cover their tracks. (Synopsis)
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- CreditsDirected by: Paul Verhoeven
©: Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 4 GmbH & Co.
Production Company: Zwartboek Productie
view all - CastCarice van Houten (Rachel Steinn, 'Ellis de Vries')
Sebastian Koch (Ludwig Müntze)
Thom Hoffman (Hans Akkermans)
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Zwartboek (Original)
Blackbook (Alternative)
Black Book (Alternative)
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view all - ArticlesEmpire n212 February 2007 - ReviewSight and Sound v17 n2 February 2007 - Article, InterviewSight and Sound v17 n2 February 2007 - Credits, Review, SynopsisEmpire n215 May 2007 - DVD Reviewview all
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Work - 711142 - 2006 (Copyright)
Germany - Film - Fiction
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