Black Book

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Black Book
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R,2hrs 25min
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April 4, 2007
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Sony Pictures
Synopsis: Filmmaker Paul Verhoeven returned to the Netherlands after more than twenty years of success in Hollywood to direct this epic-scale war drama based on a true story. Rachel Steinn (Carice van Houten) is a beautiful Jewish woman living in German-occupied Holland during late 1944. Her family members - who have been falsely promised safe passage to Belgium (their names recorded in the 'black book' of the title) are instead robbed and slaughtered by the Germans on a premeditated basis; Rachel herself ... Full Synopsis
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A hard-core war film with raw violence, intense action, graphic sexuality and a twisting plot that offers a series of surprises. Full Review
Metascore
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71
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out of 100
Featured Cast
Rachel Stein, Rachel Stein/Ellis De Vries, Rachel/Ellis
Ludwig Muentze, Ludwig Müntze
Hans Akkermans
Ronnie
Photos
Carice van Houten and Michiel Huisman in "Black Book" (Sony Pictures Classics)
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