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Zwartboek (2006) -- In the Nazi-occupied Netherlands during World War II, a Jewish singer infiltrates the regional Gestapo headquarters for the Dutch resistance.
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Overview

User Rating:
8.0/10   23,958 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Gerard Soeteman (written by)
Paul Verhoeven (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
14 September 2006 (Netherlands) more
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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. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 11 wins & 14 nominations more
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(32 articles)
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A real masterpiece by Paul Verhoeven. more (198 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Black Book (Germany) (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some strong violence, graphic nudity, sexuality and language.
Runtime:
145 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Director Paul Verhoeven and screenwriter Gerard Soeteman got the idea for the movie while doing research for Soldaat van Oranje (1977). Instead of simply working the controversies surrounding the Dutch Resistance into the already top-heavy screenplay of Soldaat van Oranje, they decided to make a separate movie out of it. Verhoeven and Soeteman wrote the screenplay over a period of almost 20 years, and they finally solved many script problems by making the main character a woman. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: A torch is used to cut the hinges off of a metal door during the rescue scene. When the door is removed, it is handled right next to the cut hinge. In reality, the metal would be so hot it would be impossible to handle without serious injury. more
Quotes:
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: [SPOILER]
[Hans Akkermans is locked in the coffin, as a punishment for his murderous treason, struggling to get out by kicking and screaming]
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: We should actually get up and open the coffin.
Gerben Kuipers: Yeah. We should...
[both Rachel and Gerben remain seated, gazing at the river]
Gerben Kuipers: What should we do with all the money?
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: It doesn't belong to us.
Gerben Kuipers: It doesn't belong to anybody.
Rachel Stein aka Ellis de Vries: To the dead...
[the sound of Hans Akkermans's screams stops, meaning he is now dead. Gerben raises his finger]
[...]
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Movie Connections:
References Der blaue Engel (1930) more
Soundtrack:
Scheepke Onder Jezus Hoede more

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Is this movie based on a book?
Were Germans allowed to execute Nazis after an end to hostilities?
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145 out of 197 people found the following comment useful.
A real masterpiece by Paul Verhoeven., 16 September 2006
10/10
Author: laurentboutonnat from France

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.

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