Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jacob Derwig | ... | Gijs van Hall | |
Barry Atsma | ... | Walraven van Hall | |
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Fockeline Ouwerkerk | ... | Tilly van Hall |
Pierre Bokma | ... | Meinoud Rost van Tonningen | |
Raymond Thiry | ... | Van den Berg | |
Matteo van der Grijn | ... | Huub van Schie | |
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Jaap Spijkers | ... | Cornelis Ritter |
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Thiemen Pelster | ... | Aad van Hall |
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Liz Vergeer | ... | Attie van Hall |
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Miya Hageman | ... | Mary-Ann van Hall (infant) |
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Lizzy Vos | ... | Mary-Ann van Hall (age 3) |
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Luit Bakker | ... | Housemaid |
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Aafke Buringh | ... | Emma van Hall |
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Violette Vandervelden | ... | Marleen van Hall |
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Fenne van Roy | ... | Deanne van Hall |
During the Nazi occupation, Amsterdam family banker Walraven van Hall enthusiastically accepts, despite brother-partner Gijs and many colleagues' reservations, to help the resistance by financing them with fake credits, for which the Dutch government in exile gives a post-war guarantee. As the war drags on, he largely exceeds the guaranteed sum and forges a coordination between resistance components, but the Germans plus collaborators set up a large operation to find and roll up the 'underground bank'. As Allied forces approach, a far larger sum is needed to pay for a massive railway strike, but the regular systems are exhausted. Walraven now devises a daring plan to liberate funds from the national bank by a complex web if forged promissory notes, but the ruthless SS is hot on their trail. Written by KGF Vissers
In spite of huge interest in films/ documentaries that are build on sub-plots from WW2, I have watched very few in languages other than English. But Netflix was constantly reminding me about their recent addition so I finally gave it a go. And I am glad that I did. It is a serious film with very few light moments and that works quite well given the plot. Also without the background noise, so the movie speaks softly just like the bankers' mission. Understated but remarkable performances by many of the lead characters, particularly by Atsma and Derwig as the van Hall brothers. Best for the Oscars!