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Original title

Zwartboek (Black Book)

Year

2006

Running time

135 min.

Country

Netherlands

Director

Paul Verhoeven

Screenwriter

Paul Verhoeven, Gerard Soeteman

Cast

Music

Anne Dudley

Cinematography

Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Producer

Co-production Netherlands-Germany-United Kingdom;

Sony Pictures Classics, Fu Works, Egoli Tossell Film, Clockwork Pictures, Studio Babelsberg, uFilms, Motel Films, Hector BV, ContentFilm International, AVRO Television

Genre

War. Drama. Thriller | II World War. Nazism

Synopsis

Zwartboek centres on Rachel (Carice Van Houten), a Jewish singer in the Netherlands who becomes part of the Dutch resistance at the end of WWII. When her cover is blown and the war ends, she is accused of having been a double spy. Despite the end of the war, Rachel is determined to find out who tried to set her up.

Rankings Position

#101 Best War Movies/War Film
#109 Best Movies and TV Series about the Second World War

Awards: 2006: Venice Film Festival: Nominated for Golden Lion (Best Film)

2006: BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Film in not the English Language

2007: European Film Awards: Nom. for Best Actress (van Houten) & Audience Award

2007: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nominations incl. Best Foreign Language Film

2007: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nominated for Best International Independent Film

2007: Sur Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

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Ranking Lists Position

29 My Top 10 Movies from 2006 (117)
62 My Favorite War Movies (84)

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