Black Book (Zwartboek)

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Black Book
Review added by
Si Wooldridge

War is never quite black and white...
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 146 minutes
Retail Price: £22.99
Release Date: 02/11/2009
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Director Paul Verhoeven return to his Dutch roots with Black Book. The story takes place during World War II and follows a Jewish refugee who escapes to Holland.

The story is set during the final days of World War II in Holland, and follows a Jewish singer named Rachel Stein (Carice Van Houten). Rachel attempts to avoid the Nazis and remains in quiet hiding until her family is brutally slain, causing her to join up with a resistance movement.

On a subsequent undercover mission, Rachel crosses paths with a smitten German general named Ludwig Muntze (Sebastian Koch), with whom Rachel begins a relationship in order to feed vital information back to her colleagues in the resistance. But as the action and bloodshed escalate, Rachel realises that she has genuine feelings for Muntze, and soon she is in enormous danger.

Special Features:
Interview with Paul Verhoeven

Interview with Carice Van Houten

Theatrical Trailer