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A young Jewish girl hides out from the Nazi's during World War II in The Netherlands. After her hiding place is literally blown, she escapes with her rescuer, a young sailer. That same night, as she is hiding with the sailer, she is warned by the Dutch resistance that their hiding place has bee...

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Corporate Authors: AVRO Television (Firm), Clockwork Pictures (Firm), Egoli Tossell Film AG, Fu Works (Firm), Hector BV (Firm), Motel Films (Firm), Motion Investment Group (Firm), Studio Babelsberg, VIP 4 (Firm)
Other Authors: Beker, Jeroen, Berkel, Christian, 1957-, Blok, Peter, De Vries, Dolf, Hilte, Teun, Hoffman, Thom, Huisman, Michiel, Kobus, Waldemar, Koch, Sebastian, 1962-, Lint, Derek de, 1950-, Maltha, San Fu, Meurer, Jens, Reijn, Halina, 1975-, Soeteman, Gerard, Van der Linden, Jos, Van Gestel, Frans, Van Houten, Carice, Verhoeven, Paul, 1938-
Format: Video
Language:Dutch
Published: [U.K.] : Tartan Video, 2007.
Subjects:
1939-1945
Betrayal > Netherlands > Drama.
Jewish women > Netherlands > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Netherlands > Drama.
World War, 1939-1945 > Underground movements > Netherlands > Drama.
Betrayal.
Jewish women.
Man-woman relationships.
Underground movements, War.
Netherlands > Drama.
Netherlands.
Foreign films > Netherlands.
Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
Drama.
Feature films.
War films.
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Summary:A young Jewish girl hides out from the Nazi's during World War II in The Netherlands. After her hiding place is literally blown, she escapes with her rescuer, a young sailer. That same night, as she is hiding with the sailer, she is warned by the Dutch resistance that their hiding place has been located by the Germans. The next day they take off toward the liberated areas. That night the boat sails into a trap set by the Germans. Rachel escapes and joins the resistance. Under the false name Ellis de Vries she meets SS-hauptsturmführer Ludwig Muntze on a train smuggling weapons. She goes to his head quarters to meet him again and gain his trust. He soons falls for her and joins his office as a spy. But when someone within the resistance betrays her, she is now seen as an enemy betraying both sides. All that's left to do is run with the man she learned to love and find a way to prove her innocence by finding the real betrayer.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
Physical Description:1 DVD (140 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time:00:14:50
Format:DVD, region 0 PAL, anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: R; for some strong violence, graphic nudity, sexuality, and language.
Awards:Nederlands Film Festival, 2006: Golden Calf - Best Actress (Carice van Houten) ; Best Director (Paul Verhoeven) ; Best Film (San Fu Maltha, Jos van der Linden, Frans van Gestel, Jeroen Beker).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Karl Walter Lindenlaub ; editors, Job ter Burg, James Herbert ; music, Anne Dudley ; costume designer, Yan Tax ; production designer, Wilbert Van Dorp.

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