Zwartboek (2006)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Paul Verhoeven

Writers:

Gerard Soeteman (written by)
Paul Verhoeven (written by)

Release Date:

14 September 2006 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | War

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Resistance | Hiding | Boat | Hiding Place | Netherlands

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Carice van Houten	...	Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries
Sebastian Koch	...	Ludwig Müntze
Thom Hoffman	...	Hans Akkermans
Halina Reijn	...	Ronnie
Waldemar Kobus	...	Günther Franken
Derek de Lint	...	Gerben Kuipers
Christian Berkel	...	General Käutner
Dolf de Vries	...	Notary Wim Smaal
Peter Blok	...	Van Gein
Michiel Huisman	...	Rob
Ronald Armbrust	...	Tim Kuipers
Frank Lammers	...	Kees
Matthias Schoenaerts	...	Joop
Johnny de Mol	...	Theo
Xander Straat	...	Maarten

Also Known As:

Black Book (Germany) (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some strong violence, graphic nudity, sexuality and language.

Runtime:

145 min

Country:

Netherlands | Germany | Belgium

Language:

Dutch | English | German | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | USA:R | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Italy:VM14 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | South Korea:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Japan:PG-12 | Australia:MA | Spain:18 | Brazil:16 | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:18 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Sweden:15 (TV rating) | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Fu Works

Trivia:

With a budget of approx. 16 million euros, this is the most expensive Dutch movie to date.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Ellis is barely conscious after an insulin overdose, she struggles to find her handbag and knocks over a tub of British 'Players' cigarettes looking for chocolate: in the next shot she is munching the chocolate, but the tub of cigarettes have righted themselves.

Quotes:

Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: Does it never end?

Movie Connections:

Edited into Zwartboek: The making of. (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

A Hundred Years from Today

A real masterpiece by Paul Verhoeven.

This is definitely one of the best films ever made in Holland. Paul Verhoeven has created a real masterpiece. In my opinion, even if you dislike WW2 movies, you really should see Zwartboek, this movie is about so much more than just the war.

A very philosofical sentence in the movie is 'Does is never ends?'. Men could say it illustrates the writer's longing for worldwide peace, also regarding the end of the movie which illustrates the Middle East conflict.

Carice van Houten and Sebastian Koch are simply great in this movie. Without them Paul Verhoeven couldn't have done this with such a magnitude. I'm sure that we will hear more from this two actors in the future, maybe in a Hollywood production? They really deserve it.