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Black Book

Zwartboek

2006

In the last year of the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, a Jewish singer who has lost everything joins the Dutch resistance and goes undercover, seducing a German officer — only to find betrayal lurking on every side. Paul Verhoeven's slick, twist-filled wartime thriller.

Why it’s here

Verhoeven’s resistance thriller is one of the most acclaimed and widely embraced modern Dutch films.