Black Book

 Dir. Paul Verhoeven I Netherlands/Germany I 2006 I 145min I Dutch, English and German with English subtitles

Set in the early autumn of 1944, Black Book is a relentlessly gripping thriller about the Dutch underground. The film marks master director Paul Verhoeven’s return to his native Netherlands after a stellar run of blockbuster films in Hollywood (Basic Instinct, Starship Troopers). Based on true events that span nearly a year around Rachel Stein, a young, pretty Jewish woman who falls for a high-ranking Gestapo officer while seeking revenge for her family’s murders. Starring some of the Netherlands’ most impressive actors, the multi-layered characters find themselves embroiled in a spider’s web of intrigue, treachery and betrayal.