Black Book

To fight the enemy, she must become one of them.

Israel, 1956: Jewish teacher Rachel Stein rather unexpectedly meets an old friend at the kibbutz. It brings back memories of her experiences in the Netherlands during the war, memories of betrayal. In September 1944, Rachel's hiding place is bombed by Allied troops; she makes contact with a resistance member and joins a group of Jews to be smuggled across the Biesbosch to the freed South Netherlands. Only Rachel escapes a massacre by patrol Germans, and is rescued by a resistance group under the leadership of Gerben Kuipers, whose son is captured trying to smuggle weapons. Kuipers asks Rachel to seduce SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Müntze, a mission that she will soon learn that the boat attack wasn't a coincidence.

Carice van Houten

(Rachel Stein / Ellis de Vries)

Sebastian Koch

(Ludwig Müntze)

Thom Hoffman

(Hans Akkermans)

Halina Reijn

(Ronnie)

Waldemar Kobus

(Günther Franken)

Matthias Schoenaerts

(Joop)

Derek de Lint

(Gerben Kuipers)

Christian Berkel

(General Käutner)

Dolf de Vries

(Notary Wim Smaal)

Peter Blok

(Van Gein)

Michiel Huisman

(Rob)

Ronald Armbrust

(Tim Kuipers)

Frank Lammers

(Kees)

Johnny de Mol

(Theo)

Xander Straat

(Maarten)

Diana Dobbelman

(Mrs. Smaal)

Rixt Leddy

(Anny)

Lidewij Mahler

(Linda)

Pieter Tiddens

(Herman)

Gijs Naber

(Cas)

Dirk Zeelenberg

(Siem)

Michiel de Jong

(David)

Jobst Schnibbe

(Driver Müntze)

Boris Saran

(Joseph)

Jack Vecht

(Mr. Stein)

Jacqueline Blom

(Mrs. Stein)

Seth Kamphuijs

(Brother Max)

Herman Boerman

(Skipper Willi)

Skip Goeree

(Ronnie's Husband)

Bert Luppes

(Mr. Tjepkema)

Marisa van Eyle

(Mrs. Tjepkema)

Heleen Mineur

(Stientje Tjepkema)

Bas van der Horst

(Jantje Tjepkema)

Merel Pauw

(Child Tjepkema)

Foeke Kolff

(Child Tjepkema)

Charlotte Rinnooy Kan

(Child Tjepkema)

Maaike Kempeneers

(Child Tjepkema)

Janni Goslinga

(Lady in Fur Coat)

Wimie Wilhelm

(Female Prison Guard)

Theo Maassen

(Prison Guard with Baret)

Tjebbo Gerritsma

(Prison Guard with Accordion)

Timothy Deenihan

(Canadian Colonel)

Nolan Hemmings

(British Intelligence Captain)

Garrick Hagon

(British General)

Ronald de Bruin

(Dutch SD in Train #1)

Menno van Beekum

(Dutch SD in Train #2)

Marcel Musters

(Henk)

Hugo Metsers

(Shock Trooper)

Rian Gerritsen

(Drunken Woman in Prison #1)

Susan Visser

(Drunken Woman in Prison #2)

Maiko Kemper

(Siegfried)

Carsten Sasse

(German Sentry)

Liza de Weerd

(Receptionist)

Willem de Wolf

(Property Man)

Oded Menashe

(Husband of Rachel Rosenthal-Steinn)

Roni Yedid

(Daughter of Rachel Rosenthal-Steinn)

Tomer Agami

(Son of Rachel Rosenthal-Steinn)

Gabriela Lewis

(Tour Guide)

Mike Reus

(Officer Control post (uncredited))